--- title: Watch Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake Dance at U.S. Open description: Shakin' in the stands canonical: https://time.com/4029339/jimmy-fallon-justin-timberlake-single-ladies-us-open/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-10T17:19:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:00.436Z og:title: Watch Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake Dance to 'Single Ladies' at U.S. Open og:description: Shakin' in the stands og:url: https://time.com/4029339/jimmy-fallon-justin-timberlake-single-ladies-us-open/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake Dance to 'Single Ladies' at U.S. Open twitter:description: Shakin' in the stands twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake Do the 'Single Ladies' Dance at the U.S. Open > Sponsored content. 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Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon rap their way through SNL history._ by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Sep 10, 2015 5:19 PM UTC by [Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly Sep 10, 2015 5:19 PM UTC Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon didn’t include any [Beyoncé in their latest History of Rap](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/10/history-of-rap-6-justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon), but the pair still managed to dance to Queen Bey in another venue on Wednesday night. The [two best friends](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/03/justin-timberlake-jimmy-fallon-friendshipgoals) that anyone could have were at the U.S. Open in New York watching Roger Federer take on Richard Gasquet when Beyoncé’s hit “Single Ladies” played over the stadium’s speakers. Professionals always, Timberlake and Fallon knew what to do. > [](https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/641773974632972288) Timberlake completists will note that this isn’t the first time he has shown love for “Single Ladies.” In 2009, he participated in an _SNL_ sketch built around the song with Beyoncé herself. 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