Watch Dolly Parton, Pentatonix Team Up on ‘Jolene’ (Video)

The country song was released in 1974

Dolly Parton and Pentatonix are going viral on the internet because of their rendition of Parton’s 1974 song, “Jolene.”

The a cappella group, consisting of Avi Kaplan, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Mitch Grassi, takes the hit song to a mesmerizing level by providing ominous vocals and some beat-boxing.

According to Rolling Stone, the song was recorded in Nashville as part of Parton’s deluxe edition for her recent LP, “Pure & Simple.”

Pentatonix formed in 2011 and shot to fame after winning the third season of “The Sing-Off” on NBC. The group won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement twice — the only a cappella group to have won the award.

“Jolene” was released in 1974 as part of Parton’s album of the same name, produced by Bob Ferguson. The song — which Parton wrote — ranked on the Rolling Stone “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list in 2004.

In 2012, Miley Cyrus sang her own rendition of the song, which received a lot of praise. The video of the performance has been viewed over 85 million times on YouTube.

Watch the video above.

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