Английская Википедия:9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song)
Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Dmy Шаблон:Infobox song "9 to 5" (or "Morning Train") is a popular song written by British songwriter Florrie Palmer and recorded by Scottish singer Sheena Easton in 1980, becoming her biggest hit. It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom in August 1980 and was certified gold.[1] In February 1981, it was released in the United States and Canada under the title "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton's recent hit "9 to 5". It reached number one in both countries, becoming Easton's only chart-topper in those nations.
Easton had released one single prior to "9 to 5": "Modern Girl". This had failed to chart highly, but after exposure on the BBC documentary, The Big Time: Pop Singer, both "9 to 5" and "Modern Girl" were propelled into the top ten at the same time, making her the third female artist (after Ruby Murray and Shirley Bassey) to achieve this feat.[2] "9 to 5" became a top three UK hit and was one of the best-selling singles of the year.[3]
Early in 1981, EMI Records decided to launch Easton in the US and released "9 to 5" as her debut single.[4] Easton's song went to #1 on both the U.S. pop and adult contemporary charts; it remained at the top for two weeks on Billboard's pop chart. On BillboardШаблон:'s 1981 year-end charts, it came in as the twelfth-biggest pop and thirteenth-biggest AC hit of the year 1981. It topped the RPM magazine pop and AC charts in Canada, and also reached #1 in New Zealand.
The song is about a woman who waits at home all day for her man to come home from work.[4] The music video was filmed on the Bluebell Railway, a heritage line running between East and West Sussex in England. The video stars London and South Western Railway No. 488, a preserved LSWR 0415 Class locomotive.Шаблон:Cn
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Шаблон:SinglechartШаблон:SinglechartШаблон:SinglechartШаблон:Singlechart| Chart (1980–1981) | Peak position |
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| Argentina[5] | 4 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 1 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 1 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] | 1 |
| France (IFOP)[8] | 4 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 2 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[10] | 11 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[11] | 21 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 1 |
| US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[13] | 3 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [14] | 1 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Japan (Japan Hot 100) | 98 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1980) | Rank |
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| UK [15] | 9 |
| Chart (1981) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 7 |
| Canada[16] | 14 |
| New Zealand [17] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard [18] | 12 |
| U.S. Cash Box [19] | 24 |
Other versions
Easton re-recorded the song ("El Primer Tren") for her Spanish-language album Todo Me Recuerda a Tí, in 1983 for the Latin markets.Шаблон:Citation needed
Swedish-born Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen covered the song in Swedish, as "Han pendlar varje dag" ("He commutes every day") with the new lyrics by Olle Bergman, on her 1981 album Angel of the Morning.[20] This version also stayed at Svensktoppen for 9 weeks during the period 21 February-18 April 1982, with a chart peak of #4.[21]
Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan covered the song with altered lyrics as L'amour c'est comme une cigarette in 1981.
Idols South Africa winner Anke Pietrangeli covered the song on her album Tribute to the Great Female Vocalists in 2009.[22]
In popular culture
It was revealed in the documentary, John Peel's Record Box, that British radio DJ John Peel loved the record so much that he kept two copies of it in a small wooden box of his 142 favourite singles.[23]
The song was featured twice in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It first appeared in a scene from the season 8 episode, "The Bizarro Jerry"', in a montage of Kramer's "work" experience.[24] Its second appearance was in the season 9 episode "The Butter Shave".[25][4]
In 2004, Easton recorded an advert for Australian Railway Company Connex Melbourne. It featured passengers singing the song in the train carriage, which pulls up to Burnley railway station where Easton boarded the train.[26]Шаблон:Better source needed
See also
- Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1981
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981
- List of train songs
References
External links
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