--- description: With special cameos from Biden and Boehner title: Watch President Obama Sing Ariana Grande's "Problem" (Sort Of) image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt477c0f8b3f180279/69869ff955a859203ea8235d/2014-08-18t203422z_1301125294_tb3ea8i1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch President Obama Sing Ariana Grande's "Problem" (Sort Of) by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2014 2:19 PM CUT  U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about developments in Iraq and civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, from the White House in Washington, August 18, 2014. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about developments in Iraq and civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, from the White House in Washington, August 18, 2014.Larry Downing—Reuters by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2014 2:19 PM CUT He already [sang “Fancy,”](http://time.com/3086886/video-president-obama-sing-iggy-azaleas-fancy/ "undefined") so really, it was only a matter of time until Obama took on “Problem” — you know, the other song of the summer. Behold, the latest work from the genius known as [baracksdubs](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvHn0MTf40rdEQu6Y2yNL5g "undefined"), who splices together snippets from Obama’s speeches to make it sound like he’s singing pop songs. Barry O. does all the singing, of course, but watch out for special appearances from Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner, both of whom really add an extra something special here. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3148336/barack-obama-ariana-grande-problem-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3148336/barack-obama-ariana-grande-problem-video/"},"headline":"Watch President Obama Sing Ariana Grande's \"Problem\" (Sort Of)","datePublished":"2014-08-20T14:19:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:35.290Z","description":"With special cameos from Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner","url":"https://time.com/3148336/barack-obama-ariana-grande-problem-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Barack Obama","viral","Iggy Azalea","Ariana Grande"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt477c0f8b3f180279/69869ff955a859203ea8235d/2014-08-18t203422z_1301125294_tb3ea8i1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt477c0f8b3f180279/69869ff955a859203ea8235d/2014-08-18t203422z_1301125294_tb3ea8i1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"U.S. President Obama speaks about developments in Iraq and civil unrest in Missouri, from the White House in Washington","caption":"U.S. President Obama speaks about developments in Iraq and civil unrest in Missouri, from the White House in Washington","creditText":"Larry Downing—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3148336/barack-obama-ariana-grande-problem-video/","name":"Watch President Obama Sing Ariana Grande's \"Problem\" (Sort Of)"}}]}] ```