--- description: Michelle Obama jammed out to Missy Elliott and Beyoncé during James Corden's Wednesday segment of Carpool Karaoke on The Late Late Show. title: Michelle Obama Crushes Beyoncé's 'Single Ladies' on 'Carpool Karaoke' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Michelle Obama Crush _Single Ladies_ on _Carpool Karaoke_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 21, 2016 7:27 AM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 21, 2016 7:27 AM CUT It’s been a big week for [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/4412301/michelle-obama-james-corden-carpool-karaoke/ "undefined"). Not only was the First Lady the subject of the [plagiarism controversy](http://time.com/4412175/republican-convention-melania-trump-michelle-obama/ "undefined") surrounding [Melania Trump’s speech](http://time.com/4412372/melania-trump-speech-criticism-michelle-obama/ "undefined") at the Republican National Convention, but she was also the star of James Corden’s latest [_Carpool Karaoke_](http://time.com/4376247/james-corden-selena-gomez-carpool-karaoke/ "undefined"). The segment — which aired during Wednesday night’s episode of _The Late Late Show_ — shows Corden picking Obama up at the White House before jamming out to songs such as “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Stevie Wonder, “Get Ur Freak On” by Missy Elliott and Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” while driving around the White House grounds. She also disclosed to Corden her Secret Service codename, though we won’t spoil it for you here. Oh, and Missy Elliott showed up. It was a rare occasion for FLOTUS, who explained that it was only the second time since President Barack Obama’s 2008 election that she had ridden in the passenger seat of a car. “I’ve been in a car — it was months ago — with my daughter who learned to drive,” she said. “And that was the only time in seven and a half years that I’ve been in the passenger seat listening to music, rocking out like this.” The singing duo also performed Michelle’s “[This Is For My Girls](http://time.com/4260599/michelle-obama-sxsw-this-is-for-my-girls-missy-elliott-kelly-clarkson-zendaya/ "undefined")” — a benefit track that promotes her Let Girls Learn initiative — during the late night spot. Afterwards, the U.S. Secret Service tweeted its appreciation. > [](https://twitter.com/SecretService/status/755990972153069568) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4415791/michelle-obama-carpool-karaoke-james-corden-late-late-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4415791/michelle-obama-carpool-karaoke-james-corden-late-late-show/"},"headline":"Watch Michelle Obama Crush Single Ladies on Carpool Karaoke","datePublished":"2016-07-21T07:27:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:24:44.887Z","description":"You go, FLOTUS","url":"https://time.com/4415791/michelle-obama-carpool-karaoke-james-corden-late-late-show/","keywords":["Television","Michelle Obama","TV","The Late Late Show","james corden","The Late Late Show with James Corden","carpool karaoke"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"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":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4415791/michelle-obama-carpool-karaoke-james-corden-late-late-show/","name":"Watch Michelle Obama Crush Single Ladies on Carpool Karaoke"}}]}] ```