"Single Women" is a song, written by Saturday Night Live writer Michael O'Donoghue.
The song, originally performed during an SNL sketch by Christine Ebersole on the October 10, 1981 broadcast, was later recorded by Dolly Parton for her 1982 Heartbreak Express album.
The Parton version of the song featured somewhat reworked lyrics, as RCA requested she eliminate the drug references, fearful that they would cause the song to meet resistance on country radio.
[1] The song later inspired a 1984 TV movie titled Single Bars, Single Women, starring Shelley Hack, Paul Michael Glaser, Mare Winningham, and Tony Danza, which was produced by O'Donoghue.
The song depicts a number of women looking for love in a singles bar.