The Buffalo News criticized Simpson's ungraceful performance on the video, which was echoed by Jon Bream and Chris Riemenschneider of The Star Tribune who felt Simpson was trying too hard to be a sexpot in the video. The video reached number two on MTV's Total Request Live (TRL) countdown, and number seventeen on MuchMusic Canada's Top 30 Countdown. In the So So Def remix music video, which featured additional direction from Cameron Casey and followed the same plot as the unmixed version, scenes of Lil' Bow Wow and Dupri rapping are intercut with scenes of Simpson performing the song. The So So Def remix version of the video premiered on BET's 106 & Park in July 2001. Live performances "Irresistible" was included on the setlist of her DreamChaser Tour (2001) and Reality Tour (2004). In the book People in the News: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Terri Dougherty wrote that Simpson wanted the DreamChaser Tour to feature her as a singer and dancer, following the model laid down by performers like Britney Spears. Therefore, Simpson made the choreography more risqué by adding backup dancers and performing dance moves in revealing outfits. The song was also performed on MTV's Total Request Live Tour in which she was supported by six backup dancers. Her performance was commended by The Richmond Times-Dispatch, who wrote that her voice "soared," but criticised by The Buffalo News Andrea Kibler and St. Louis Post-Dispatchs Kevin C. Johnson, both of whom opined that Simpson was lip-syncing the whole song. Simpson performed the song on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on May 11, 2001. On June 1, she performed at the summer concert Zootopia, organized by Radio Z100. Six days later, she performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On June 11, she appeared on an episode of MuchMusic in Canada, and sang "Irresistible". On June 16, she performed it at Wango Tango, an annual all-day concert organized by KIIS-FM, in California. On July 4, 2001, it was performed at the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, for the celebration of Independence Day. In December 2001, Simpson joined the cast of KBKS-FM's Jingle Bell Bash in Seattle. In late 2001, Simpson sang the song as part of MTV's Spring Break program, held in Cancún, Mexico. She later performed the song at The Monkey Club in Paris, France. "Irresistible" was sung during the 2001 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve,