James Comey has revealed he once sang "Sandcastles" by Beyonce during an official FBI briefing ahead of the release of his new memoir, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership.

The book details Comey's role as FBI director under both the Obama and Trump administrations, from 2013 - 2017, when he was fired by Trump.

In one account, he recalled the time he received a counterintelligence case under the code name "Sandcastles" and immediately thought of the Beyonce song.

"They always have weird code names," he told PBS NewsHour. "It was 'Sandcastles' and so I said "Beyonce!" And I was the only one in the room who had any idea what I was talking about. People were like 'What?' I said, 'We built sandcastles' - honest to god, I sung like that."

No one ever needs an excuse to listen to Bey, but here's a reminder of "Sandcastles" below:

"Sandcastles" is a track from Beyonce's sixth, most reccent album Lemonade. During the interview, Comey also said he enjoys listening to Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift.