Carpool Karaoke is a recurring segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden , in which host James Corden invites famous musical guests to sing along to their songs with him whilst traveling in a car driven by Corden [1] on a planned route usually in Los Angeles, usually under the pretense of needing to get to work and preferring to use the high-occupancy carpool vehicle lane, [2] or the pretext of needing directions from a local when in a new town, such as London (with Adele), Liverpool (with Paul McCartney), New York City (with Madonna) or Las Vegas (with Celine Dion).
In 2016, Apple Music and CBS Television Studios announced that they had reached a deal for an exclusive first-window licensing agreement under which Apple Music will be the global home of a television series adaptation of the segment. It was also initially announced that the series would have a host that would appear in every episode. [3] [4] On January 9, 2017, it was reported that the series would not feature a single host and instead would have a different host in every episode. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The format was created in 2009 by Robert Llewelyn in his podcast series Carpool . Corden argues the segment was inspired by a Gavin & Stacey -themed sketch he had participated in for the British charity television special Red Nose Day 2011 , in which he sang along with George Michael in a car. [9]
For the 2014 documentary When Corden Met Barlow which aired on BBC One, Corden included a 6-minute 45 second Carpool Karaoke segment in the documentary with singer-songwriter Gary Barlow of Take That. The documentary was directed by Ben Winston. [10] Corden explained that "Ben Winston and I always thought there was something very joyful about someone very, very famous singing their songs in an ordinary situation. We just had this idea: Los Angeles, traffic, the carpool lane—maybe this is something we could pull off." No musicians were interested initially, but when Corden showed the George Michael-clip to Mariah Carey, she agreed to pioneer the show. [11]
In 2020, it was revealed that Corden does not always actually drive the vehicle during filming; instead it is towed. [12] Corden explained that due to safety issues—like for a dance routine, or costume change—they have to tow, and cited five instances, roughly five percent of the series to date, where this method was employed: with Meghan Trainor, Migos, Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and Justin Bieber (3rd time). He also added that the entire endeavor is strictly for entertainment as he is already at work and does not need to carpool, and the streets he drives do not have carpool lanes. [13]
The segments, which have featured artists such as Paul McCartney, Adele, Migos, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish, the Foo Fighters, the Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas, Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Stevie Wonder, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, BTS, One Direction, Shawn Mendes, Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Sia, Elton John, Carrie Underwood and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, became popular videos on the Late Late Show's YouTube channel. [14] [15] [16] A January 2016 Carpool Karaoke segment featuring Adele amassed 42 million YouTube views within five days, making it the most popular video originating from a late night program since 2013, [17] continuing on to gather 233 million by March 12, 2021. [18] As of March 12,2021 [update] , five other segments have amassed over 100 million views on YouTube: One Direction at 176 million, [19] Justin Bieber's first visit at 155 million views, [20] Sia at 140 million, [21] Bruno Mars at 132 million [22] and Selena Gomez at 110 million. [23] As of March 12,2021 [update] , the most viewed segment featuring a non-musician, then US First Lady Michelle Obama (eventually joined by Missy Elliott for one song) has amassed over 80 million views. [24]
On March 29, 2016, CBS aired a primetime special featuring highlights of the segment, and a new edition with Jennifer Lopez. [25] The special won a 2016 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special. [26] The Red Hot Chili Peppers appeared on the June 13, 2016 segment. During the filming, singer Anthony Kiedis saved the life of a baby. Kiedis later said, "A woman came out of her house, holding a child, saying, 'My baby, my baby, my baby can't breathe!' We all ran across the street, the woman thrust the baby into my arms, the baby was not breathing and I thought, 'I'm gonna try and do a little baby CPR real quick, see if I can get some air in this kid.' Tried to open the mouth, [it was] like locked shut. So I started rubbing the belly, bubbles came out of the mouth, the eyes rolled back into place, the ambulance showed up and I handed the baby over, who was now breathing and fine, and we went back to Carpool Karaoke." [27] [28]
# | Episode | Guest(s) | Date of first broadcast | Songs | Ref. |
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51 | 603 | Jonas Brothers | March 7, 2019 | "Burnin' Up" "Year 3000" "Sucker" "When You Look Me in the Eyes" "Lovebug" | [82] |
52 | Special | Celine Dion | May 20, 2019 | "I'm So Excited" "Work" "On the Radio" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "Baby Shark" "Because You Loved Me" "I Drove All Night" "Lying Down" "My Heart Will Go On" "All by Myself" (bonus) | [83] |
53 | 685 | Chance the Rapper | October 9, 2019 | "All Day Long" "No Problem" "Cross Me" "Hot Shower" "All Night" | [84] |
54 | 691 | Kanye West (episode retitled Airpool Karaoke) | October 28, 2019 | "Every Hour" "Back to Life" "Jesus Walks" "Souls Anchored" "Through the Fire" "I'm Like a Bird" "Selah" | [85] |
55 | 713 | Harry Styles (2) | December 10, 2019 | "Watermelon Sugar" | [86] |
56 | 719 | Billie Eilish | December 19, 2019 | "Bad Guy" "Ocean Eyes" "All the Good Girls Go to Hell" "When the Party's Over" | [87] |
# | Episode | Guest(s) | Date of first broadcast | Songs | Ref. |
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57 | 730 | Meghan Trainor (eventually joined by Dr. Phil) | January 30, 2020 | "All About That Bass" "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" "Nice To Meet Ya" "Funk" | [88] |
58 | 735 | Justin Bieber (3) | February 18, 2020 | "I Don't Care" "Yummy" "Love Yourself" "Intentions" "One Less Lonely Girl" | [89] |
59 | 739 | BTS | February 25, 2020 | "Mic Drop" "I'll Be There for You" "Finesse" "On" "Black Swan" "Circles" | [90] |
60 | 749 | Niall Horan | March 12, 2020 | "Slow Hands" "Nice to Meet Ya" "Steal My Girl" "Put a Little Love on Me" "No Judgement" | [91] |
# | Episode | Guest(s) | Date of first broadcast | Songs | Ref. |
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61 | 936 | The cast of Friends | June 17, 2021 | "I'll Be There for You" | [92] |
62 | 955 | Camila Cabello, Billy Porter & Idina Menzel | September 9, 2021 | "Mamma Mia" "Let It Go" "Million to One" "Defying Gravity" "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | [93] |
# | Episode | Guest(s) | Date of first broadcast | Songs | Ref. |
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63 | 1048 | Nicki Minaj | April 6, 2022 | "Anaconda" "Monster" "Someone like You" "Blick Blick" "Super Bass" "Do We Have a Problem?" "Chun-Li" "Starships" | [94] |
64 | 1049 | Camila Cabello (2) | April 18, 2022 | "Havana" "Don't Go Yet" "Bam Bam" "Liar" "Mr. Brightside" | [95] |
65 | 1085 | Lizzo | June 27, 2022 | "Good as Hell" "Juice" "Crazy in Love" "Special" "About Damn Time" "Truth Hurts" |
# | Episode | Guest(s) | Date of first broadcast | Songs | Ref. |
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66 | 1178 | Bad Bunny | March 14, 2023 | "Dakiti" "I Like It" "Tití Me Preguntó" "Break Free" "As It Was" | |
67 | 1183 | Lil Nas X | March 27, 2023 | "Old Town Road" "Industry Baby" "That's What I Want" "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" | |
68 | 1191 | BLACKPINK | April 18, 2023 | "Pink Venom" "DDU-DU DDU-DU" "No Scrub" "How You Like That" "Wannabe" | |
69 | 1193 | Diddy | April 20, 2023 | "Bad Boy for Life" "Diddy" "I'll Be Missing You" "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" "New York, New York" | |
70 | 1194 | Adele (2) | April 24, 2023 | "Rolling in the Deep" "Love is a Game" "I Drink Wine" "Don't Rain on My Parade" "Hometown Glory" |
Special broadcasts on prime time (10 pm) highlighting the Carpool Karaoke segment of The Late Late Show. The first show broadcast on March 29, 2016, on CBS won the Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 for "Outstanding Variety Special" category. [25] [26]
Episode | Guest(s) | Date of first broadcast | Ref. |
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1 | Highlights from past segments, James Corden's favorite moments from his first year as host of the show Jennifer Lopez (new) | March 29, 2016 | [45] |
2 | Bruno Mars, Crosswalk Musical, Highlights from past segments, Dance skit with Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry (new) | May 22, 2017 | [96] |
3 | "Carpool Karaoke" with Christina Aguilera (new), "Crosswalk the Musical: The Sound of Music" with Kunal Nayyar, Iain Armitage, Allison Janney, and Anna Faris | April 23, 2018 | [97] |
4 | Crosswalk The Musical - The Work of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul McCartney, James Skydives with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion (new) | May 20, 2019 | [98] [83] |
5 | Highlights from past segments, Adele | April 27, 2023 |
Spike launched a series inspired by the segment that premiered on Apple TV on January 12, 2017. Titled Caraoke Showdown, it was hosted by Craig Robinson, and tasked passengers with competing in different karaoke-style challenges while on a car trip. [99] [100] [101]
In Sweden, Nanne Grönvall performed in the Melodifestivalen 2020 song contest with a song titled "Carpool Karaoke", whose lyrics discussed how she wanted to sing with Corden on his show. [102]
In 2016, Apple Music announced that it would distribute a TV series, based on Corden's segment, called Carpool Karaoke: The Series. [103] The series premiered on August 8, 2017, with new episodes each Wednesday, available to Apple Music subscribers. [104] It was renewed for a second season in February 2018 [105] and a third season in July 2019. [106]
Country | Title | Network | Host | Premiere | Ref. |
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Algeria | Carpool Karaoke Algeria | Echorouk TV | Ryad Ben Amor | ||
France | Plan C | TF1 | Camille Combal | June 14, 2019 | [107] |
Israel | Carpool Karaoke | KAN 11 | Nicky Goldstein | May 15, 2017 | [108] |
Italy | Carpool Karaoke | Italia 1 | Jake La Furia | April 27, 2017 | [109] [110] |
Jordan | Carpool Karoake Jordan | Al Nashama TV | Uday Zoubi | April 3, 2022 | |
Saudi Arabia | Carpool Karaoke KSA | SBC | Hisham Al Howaish | January 26, 2020 | |
United Arab Emirates | Carpool Karaoke Arabia | Dubai TV | Hisham Al Howaish | February 18, 2018 [111] | [111] |
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