9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) "9 to 5" is a song written and originally performed by American country music entertainer Dolly Parton for the 1980 comedy film of the same name. In addition to appearing on the film soundtrack, the song was the centerpiece of Parton's "9 to 5 and Odd Jobs" album, released in late 1980. The song was released as a single in November 1980. The song garnered Parton an Academy Award nomination and four Grammy Award nominations, winning her the awards for "Best Country Song" and "Best Country Vocal Performance, Female". For a time, the song
9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) the "American Dad!" episode Bush Comes to Dinner. The song is featured in the 1987 animated TV movie "". In season 7 of the reality show "American Idol", the top nine contestants performed the song. In 2016, Winn-Dixie reworked "9 to 5" as "Down, Down, Down", in a television campaign advertising the new lower prices store-wide. In Jock's "Life of Mo", the opening song "Man of Mine" is a parody of "9 to 5." In the 2016 animated film " Sing", an unnamed beaver auditions with this song. Emery Worldwide used a variant of "9 to 5" (as "Emery's On