9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) the Case") in commercials airing during the mid-1980s "Deadpool 2" featured the song to montage Deadpool's work of killing people for hire. The human version of Applejack in Equestria Girls sings a spoof of the song, "5 to 9", in an Equestria Girls short cartoon about her daily early morning farm chore routine. 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 (film) hits of the decade. While filming the "9 to 5" movie, Parton found she could use her long acrylic fingernails to simulate the sound of a typewriter. She wrote the song on set by clicking her nails together and forming the beat. The song went to number one for two weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100, as well as the U.S. country singles charts, and was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Song. It won the 1981 People's Choice Award for "Favorite Motion Picture Song", and two 1982 Grammy Awards: for "Country Song of the Year"