Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon cut a rug to Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ at U.S. Open
“Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon and singer-actor Justin Timberlake dance to “Single Ladies” during the men’s singles quarterfinals match on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in New York.
They’re the dancers!
Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon gave an impromptu performance of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” routine at the 2015 U.S. Open men’s singles quarterfinals match in New York on Wednesday.
Taking the pressure off Richard Gasquet of France and Roger Federer of Switzerland, the multi-hyphenate and the “Tonight Show” host, who’ve been pals for years, were sitting in the stands when they treated matchgoers to some rump-shaking choreography as the three-time Grammy-winning single played over loudspeakers at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
A bodysuit and heels-clad Timberlake performed with Queen Bey during a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the music video in 2008, and in 2015, the muscle memory was definitely still there as he executed those signature moves with straight-faced perfection (actually, much better than he did in the parody). Fallon, on the other hand, tried to keep up but kept laughing through the bit. But Sasha Fierce, bless him for trying!
The frequent collaborators reunited again later that day on “The Tonight Show” for the latest installment of their ongoing “History of Rap” series, performing hits from Kendrick Lamar, Notorious B.I.G. and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. More on that here.
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