Miley Cyrus nearly fails to recognize her own song Party In The USA during a game of Name That Song with Jimmy Fallon

By Dailymail.com Reporter 19:40 15 Dec 2018, updated 21:58 15 Dec 2018

Miley Cyrus nearly failed to identify one of her own hit records when she appeared on Jimmy Fallon on Thursday.

The 26-year-old singer took 27 seconds to recognise Party In The USA was being played by The Roots, during a game of Name That Song.

'It took you that long to get that one?' joked the chat show host, when Miley finally blurted out the name of her seven time platinum hit single from 2009.

What party? Miley Cyrus nearly failed to identify one of her own hit records when she appeared on Jimmy Fallon on Thursday

Jimmy had challenged The Climb hitmaker to a head to head in the challenge, which involved The Roots playing songs, one instrument at a time.

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'It took you that long to get that one?' joked the chat show host, when Miley finally blurted out the name of her seven time platinum hit single from 2009

Both were stumped when The Roots started performing one of Miley's biggest hits, which has sold over 6 million copies.

Nearly half a minute passed before she buzzed in and identified it as Party in the U.S.A.

Naturally, Fallon wasn't impressed, although the audience cheered in relief.

Joking around: Jimmy had challenged The Climb hitmaker to a head to head in the challenge, which involved The Roots playing songs, one instrument at a time

Tough challenge: Miley was fired up after Jimmy correctly identified the first two tunes

Awkward: Nearly half a minute passed before she buzzed in and identified it as Party in the U.S.A.

Competitive: Miley was fired up after Jimmy correctly identified the first two tunes

She sound know! She staged a small comeback by spotting they were playing 9 to 5, by Dolly Parton - Miley's god-mother

Say what? Naturally, Fallon wasn't impressed that she took so long to ID her own tune

Name that tune: The music was being played by Jimmy's house band The Roots

'I wish I had a number one song they could play,' he joked (although the track only reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100).

'That I don't recognize,' she reminded him, light-heartedly.

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Miley features on Mark's new song Nothing Breaks Like A Heart.

They will perform their new Christmas song Happy Xmas (War Is Over), a cover of the classic by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

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What party? Miley Cyrus nearly failed to identify one of her own hit records when she appeared on Jimmy Fallon on Thursday

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'It took you that long to get that one?' joked the chat show host, when Miley finally blurted out the name of her seven time platinum hit single from 2009

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Joking around: Jimmy had challenged The Climb hitmaker to a head to head in the challenge, which involved The Roots playing songs, one instrument at a time

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Tough challenge: Miley was fired up after Jimmy correctly identified the first two tunes

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Awkward: Nearly half a minute passed before she buzzed in and identified it as Party in the U.S.A.

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Competitive: Miley was fired up after Jimmy correctly identified the first two tunes

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She sound know! She staged a small comeback by spotting they were playing 9 to 5, by Dolly Parton - Miley's god-mother

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Say what? Naturally, Fallon wasn't impressed that she took so long to ID her own tune

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Name that tune: The music was being played by Jimmy's house band The Roots

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