Louis Tomlinson Slid into Steve Aoki's Dms to Make a Song

Before their performance of "Just Hold On," Louis Tomlinson and Steve Aoki tell James how the collaboration came together, and James floats the idea of the two switching roles. "Subscribe To ""The Late Late Show"" Channel HERE: ****** Watch Full Episodes of ""The Late Late Show"" HERE: ****** Like ""The Late Late Show"" on Facebook HERE: ****** Follow ""The Late Late Show"" on Twitter HERE: ****** Follow ""The Late Late Show"" on Google HERE: ****** Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get the CBS app for iPhone & iPad! Click HERE: ****** Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! ****** --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."

I'M HERE WITH STEVE AOKI AND LOUIS TOMLINSON. WE LOVE WHEN YOU TOP BY. CONGRATULATIONS YOUR SINGLE JUST HOLD ON HAS BEEN NUMBER ONE IN OTHER 40 CUBS. CAN YOU GET YOUR HEAD -- 40 COUNTRIES. CAN YOU GET YOUR HEAD AROUND THAT? THAT'S INCREDIBLE. >> WE WERE OBVIOUSLY SURPRISED, WE'VE BEEN BLOWN AWAY. >> James: IT'S SURPRISING. HOW DID THAT COLLABORATION COME ABOUT? >> I WAS ON A HOLIDAY WITH ME FRIENDS ACTUALLY, IN LAS VEGAS HAVING THE DREAM AND WE WENT TO SEE ONE OF STEVE'S SHOWS. >> James: QUIET BLOKE. >> HE IS. WE WENT TO SEE ONE OF TEEF'S SHOWS IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE AND AFTER THE NIGHT OUT, IT WAS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT TIPSY, AND SAID MAYBE WE SHOULD FET TOGETHER. >> James: I LOVE IT, WHAT DID YOU DO STEVE WHEN YOU REALIZED STEVE FALLING IN? >> IT WAS WAIT WAIT WAIT, OKAY, LET'S START TALKING ABOUT IT AND BOOKED SOME STUDIO TIME TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, TWO LADS ENJOYING THE STUDIO. >> James: CONGRATULATIONS. I SAW YOU LAST NIGHT AT THE GRAMMIES YOU WERE NOMINATE FOR BEST MUSIC FILM. YOU WERE NOMINATED, YOU WERE UP AGAINST BEYONCE AND THE BEATLES. HOW DID THAT FEEL? THAT WAS DISTRICT COMPETITION. >> I COULDN'T BELIEVE I WAS JUST IN THE CATEGORY OBVIOUSLY, THERE SEEING MY NAME UP ON THE SCREEN, AND OBVIOUSLY THE BEATLES SHOULD HAVE WON, THEY SHOULD HAVE WON, RON HOWARD. >> James: BUT WHAT ELSE HAVE THEY DONE? LOUIS, YOU ARE KNOWN, YOU WERE A LITTLE BIT OF A THEY'VE, AND YOU'RE EVEN STILL SHOWING THOSE TENDENCIES NOW, THIS ONE I'VE THE GOT THAT ORANGE ONE AND THEN, STARTING TO CATCH ON ON YOUR THIEVING TENDENCY. >> A LOT OF IT, A BIT OF A HISTORY. SO WHEN WE'RE ON TOUR, A LOT OF THE TIME I WON'T REALLY STAY IN -- MOVE TO HOTEL AND HOTEL, I STAY ON THE BUS. >> James: YOU STAY ON THE BUS, YEAH. >> LIVING THE DREAM. WE GET UP LATE, LIKE 2:00 IN THE MORNING, WE WATCH ALL THE (BLEEP) FILMS THEN AND WHAT TO YOU TO NOW? WE BE REALLY MATURE, BREAK INTO THE VENUE WE'RE PLAYING IN TOMORROW, AND WE STEAL GOLF CADDIES AND EVENTUALLY, THEY GOT A MESSAGE, THERE WERE NEVER ANY KEYS LEFT IN THE GOLF CADDIES SO WE BOUGHT OUR OWN GOLF CARTS. >> James: YOU DJ PARTIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD. WHAT'S THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT PARTY YOU'VE EVER PLAYED? >> I WOULD SAY CLOSING, YOU PLAY IN FRONT OF 60,000 PEOPLE -- >> James: CAN I SAY SOMETHING CONFESSION 38-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF TWO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TOMORROWLAND IS. >> IT IS NOT IN DISNEYLAND. IT IS A FESTIVAL WHERE EVERYONE IS DOING THEIR WHOLE THING AND THE WHOLE WORLD IS IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU HAVE FLAGS FROM 200 COUNTRIES, COMING TOGETHER. >> James: A MUSIC FESTIVAL AND WHAT HAPPENS? >> IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE IT'S OVERWHELMING TO BE TANG IN FRONT OF ALL THESE PEOPLE. >> James: I WISH I WAS CALLED ENOUGH TO GO. I CAN'T WIN THIS, IF I WEAR THIS I LOOK LIKE I'M HAVING A BREAKDOWN! >> HELP WITH DNCE. >> YOU COLLABORATED, IS THERE ANY CHANCE YOU WOULD SWITCH GIGS, WOULD YOU CONSIDER DJING AND YOU WOULDN'T A FRONT MAN? >> I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE A GOOD FRONT MAN BUT I WOULD GIVE IT A GO. >> I WOULD DO IT IF WE WOULD DO IT TOGETHER. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: BUT WAIT, HE WOULD NEVER BE IN A BOY BAND WITH ME BECAUSE I'M LIKE OLD SCHOOLBOY BAND. I'M TALKING MATCHING OUTFITS, I'M TALKING ROUTINES. HAS HE GOT MOVES? TJ THIS ONE AS WELL. THERE YOU GO (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: WHEN WE COME BACK YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THE PERFORMANCE!