


That’s where Dream got that concept from.”Īnd of course, the choreography in “Single Ladies” will go down as a real pop culture “moment.” Choreographer JaQuel Knight says Bey wanted the dancing to “feel good and powerful and she wanted something that everyone would do,” Bey’s mother Tina Knowles designed the leotards in remembrance of Broadway classics like “All That Jazz” and A Chorus LIne.” “When we went into the studio she didn’t have a ring on or anything, because at that point they were still really hiding it. “It was the only public statement that they ever made about marriage,” said Tricky. Singer-Songwriter The-Dream and producer Christopher “Tricky” Stewart spoke to People about recording it after Beyonce (kinda) secretly wed Jay-Z in 2008.

Fallon, on the other hand, tried to keep up but kept laughing through the bit.So we all agree that Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” was the hottest song and video of 2009– right Kanye? The story behind how the massive hit came together is equally intriguing. 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.Ī 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). Open men’s singles quarterfinals match in New York on Wednesday. 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.
