--- --- # Watch Flying Kristen Bell and James Corden Flunk This Duet in the Air by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Mar 29, 2017 6:09 PM UTC by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Mar 29, 2017 6:09 PM UTC Love doesn’t always lift us up where we belong, a ‘disastrous’ arial duet between [James Corden](http://time.com/4711121/james-corden-jimmy-fallon-trump-interview-critics/) and [Kristen Bell](http://motto.time.com/4707886/kristen-bell-dax-shepard-marriage-therapy/) proved on last night’s episode of _The Late Late Show._ The pair were performing a heartfelt rendition of the throwback classic, “Up Where We Belong,” when they experienced some technical difficulties. When the duo chimed in with the chorus, Bell was whisked upwards – in keeping with the song’s lyrics – while Corden remained firmly on the ground. After expressing his irritation, Corden was eventually lifted too – but as he ascended, Bell found herself descending back down. “We’re supposed to be even!” she jokingly cried, while Corden somehow managed to keep a straight face. Remarkably, the performance continued while the crew ‘attempted’ to level the two stars. “We can fix it in post \[production\] can’t we?” Corden laughed as he was finally returned to the floor. Watch the full clip below: Watch Kristen Bell and James Corden Duet VIDEO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4716815/kristen-bell-james-corden-arial-duet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4716815/kristen-bell-james-corden-arial-duet/"},"headline":"Watch Flying Kristen Bell and James Corden Flunk This Duet in the Air","datePublished":"2017-03-29T18:09:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:22.514Z","description":"Love did not lift them up to where they belong","url":"https://time.com/4716815/kristen-bell-james-corden-arial-duet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Samuelson","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/"}],"articleSection":"","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4716815/kristen-bell-james-corden-arial-duet/","name":"Watch Flying Kristen Bell and James Corden Flunk This Duet in the Air"}}]}] ```