 In the beginning of the video , Beyoncé is seen mouthing the words of Jay @-@ Z 's lyrics , dressed in masculine hip @-@ hop style clothing . She is later seen wearing vintage Cazal 907 sunglasses while singing in the backseat of a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III . During the choruses she dances in a gold minidress , in front of a group of male back @-@ up dancers . She continues the Jay @-@ Z imitation through his rapped verse and , halfway through it , Jay @-@ Z appears to finish the rap himself with Beyoncé dancing around him , wearing a classic white dress @-@ shirt . Beyoncé is seen amidst gold watches and jewelry , continuing the motif of luxury that is alluded to in the song . The music video for " Upgrade U " peaked at number six on Black Entertainment Television 's 106 & Park while it peaked at number one in the United Kingdom on MTV Base 's Chart Show on May 16 , 2007 . The music video has been used as a commercial to advertise high definition satellite television from DirecTV ; though portions of the video were re @-@ shot for her announcement . 
