‘s fate was hanging in the balance — literally — when he was stuck midair during a set malfunction during his New Jersey concert this week. The crooner was in the midst of performing his song “Under the Influence” when his harness came to a halt, leaving him suspended on wires at the in Newark on Wednesday night. With no way down, concert staffers couldn’t resolve the technical issue and resorted to using a ladder onstage to bring Brown down.

In multiple videos from the concert posted to TikTok, the was seen barking at crewmembers for the mishap before continuing with the show. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the chart-topper at the end of the two-hour concert, but “also made light of the situation.” Brown’s 11:11 tour, which has stops scheduled for next week, will wrap up in Los Angeles in August.

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