The Black Eyed Peas performed " The Time ( Dirty Bit ) " at the American Music Awards of 2010 on November 21 . Each member wore a futuristic outfit and started off enclosed in a glow-in-the-dark yellow box chamber similar to an elevator , accompanied by dancers with boxes as heads . Martens gave it grade of C , calling it the " oddest set of the night " . During the performance , Fergie experienced some trouble when the door to her box remained stuck for a moment . On December 5 , the group performed the single live during the semi-final results of season 7 of the British TV singing competition '' The X Factor '' . They also performed " The Time ( Dirty Bit ) " at Super Bowl XLV , and then again at the " i.am.FIRST " performance at the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship on April 29 , 2011
American Music Awards of 2010
American Music Awards of 2010
The Time (Dirty Bit)