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Actor Tom Cruise was the newest celebrity to participate in the lip sync battle segment of 鈥淭he Tonight Show,鈥� which is currently hosted by Jimmy Fallon.聽

Cruise performed such songs as 鈥淐an鈥檛 Feel My Face鈥� by The Weeknd and 鈥淧aradise by the Dashboard Light鈥� by Meat Loaf as well as the Righteous Brothers鈥� 鈥淵ou鈥檝e Lost That Lovin鈥� Feelin鈥欌�� with Fallon. The final song appeared in Cruise鈥檚 hit film 鈥淭op Gun.鈥澛�

In the lip sync battle portion of the show, the celebrity guest of the night usually faces off with Fallon himself, lip-syncing to a song in front of the audience. Lip sync battle segments make up the top three most popular videos on the 鈥淭onight Show鈥� YouTube channel (the battles with actress Emma Stone; actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Stephen Merchant; and actors Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell are the most, second-most, and third-most popular on the channel, respectively). The segment became so popular that it spawned its own show, the Spike program 鈥淟ip Sync Battle,鈥� which debuted this spring.

What makes the lip sync portion so popular? Viewers are probably excited to see celebrity guests getting off the couch. Guests coming out and chatting with late-night hosts is the norm, but 鈥淭he Tonight Show鈥� under Fallon has become notable for its interactive segments with guests. Some are silly and others draw on the stars鈥� talents, such as the lip sync battles and 鈥淗arry Potter鈥� actor Daniel Radcliffe rapping, which also became one of the most-viewed videos on the 鈥淭onight Show鈥� YouTube channel.聽

In addition, the segments could stumble if stars turned in stiff appearances, but many fully commit. Stone, in that most-ever-viewed 鈥淭onight Show鈥� segment, told Fallon, 鈥淚 was full-singing鈥� it was karaoke for me,鈥� and the Spike program "Lip Sync Battle" often includes even more participation from stars, with costume changes and dance routines.

In this YouTube age, viewers seem to be remembering late-night programs for their Internet-ready segments, including Jimmy Kimmel鈥檚 鈥渕ean tweets鈥� routine, in which celebrities read tweets that others wrote about the star, and James Corden鈥檚 鈥渃arpool karaoke.鈥� Singer Justin Bieber participating in carpool karaoke with the host is the most-viewed video on the YouTube channel for Corden鈥檚 鈥淟ate Late Show鈥� on CBS.