"9 to 5" is a song recorded by from English rapper

Lady Sovereign Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985), better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is a British rapper, best known for the songs " 9 to 5" and "Love Me or Hate Me". Early life and family Lady Sovereign grew up in Chalkhill Estate in ...

. Released as the second single from the rapper's debut

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'' (2006), following the release of her first UK top 75 single "

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". It was her debut single for

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and was released on 8 August 2005. It contains a sample from the

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''. The single became Lady Sovereign's first top 40 hit in the UK, peaking at number 33 on the singles chart. It's also featured in the

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2006 video game ''

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''. The single was backed by a remix by indie band

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. "9 to 5" also had three videos, one for the original and another two for "The Ordinary Boys Remix".

Track list

CD single 1 # "9 to 5" (original version) – 3:23 # "Tango" – 3:36 CD single 2 # "9 to 5" (original version) # "Nine2Five" (

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remix) – 3:25 # "9 to 5" (JME remix) # "9 to 5" (Tony Senghore's Sleepwalker vocal mix) # "9 to 5" (Tony Senghore's Gosh Darn It! dub) # "9 to 5" (video) 12-inch single * A1 "9 to 5" (original version) * A2 "9 to 5" (JME remix) * A3 "9 to 5" (Tony Senghore's No Turning Back mix) * B1 "9 to 5" (Tony Senghore's Sleepwalker vocal mix) * B2 "9 to 5" (Tony Senghore's Gosh Darn It! dub)

"Nine2Five"

"Nine2Five" is the renamed and re-recorded "The Ordinary Boys" remix of Lady Sovereign's single "9 to 5". The remix was released as a duet single and was credited as the Ordinary Boys vs. Lady Sovereign and was the seventh for

and the fourth for

. A new music video was shot for the single but Lady Sovereign had to film her parts for the re-make in the US. The single's re-release was a much bigger hit than the original, peaking 27 places higher than the original at number six on the

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, becoming Lady Sovereign's first UK top-10 hit and the Ordinary Boys' second. The song was featured on the ''

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Soundtrack'' in 2007.

Track listings

CD single 1 # "Nine2Five" – the Ordinary Boys vs. Lady Sovereign – 3:05 # " My Girl" (featuring

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live at Brixton Academy) – the Ordinary Boys – 2:53 7-inch single 1 – The Re-Match # "Nine2Five" – the Ordinary Boys vs. Lady Sovereign # "9 to 5" (The Ordinary Boys remix) – Lady Sovereign – 3:25 7-inch single 2 # "Nine2Five" – the Ordinary Boys vs. Lady Sovereign # "On an Island" (Live at Brixton Academy) – the Ordinary Boys

Charts

"9 to 5"

"Nine2Five"

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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