Idolator 's Becky Bain perceived that the clip was " clearly a rejected concept " for a " Lopez-starring romantic comedy " , while comparing it to her films '' The Wedding Planner '' , '' The Back-Up Plan '' and '' Maid in Manhattan '' . Bain noted that in the music video , Lopez " attempts to do two things with her new video : first , make herself more rateable by a creating comedic , tongue-in-cheek clip . And secondly , show people how extremely desirable she is by having hundreds of men literally fling themselves off buildings and crash through breakaway glass to win her affections . " '' Billboard '' 's Jason Lipshut was unsure about the storyline , but praised the " cheeky choreography " as a " charming nod to Lopez 's past videos . " '' The Huffington Post '' gave the music video a positive review : " Ms. Lopez has still got it – " Jenny from the Block " breaks into a signature group dance number and kills it ! " Lopez first performed the song at the iHeart Radio Festival on September 24 , 2011 . She wore a red-fringed mini-dress . Lopez had previously announced the festival herself , which included Lady Gaga , Coldplay , Alicia Keys and Bruno Mars among several others . She stated : " It 's going to be this amazing concert ... to launch the new iHeartRadio , where you can kind of customize your own radio stations So , it 's pretty exciting . I 'm glad to be doing it . " The following month on October 22 , she performed the song during her headlining concert at Mohegan Sun to celebrate its 15th anniversary . Lopez performed " Papi " at the 39th American Music Awards on November 20 . It was a part of a medley , along with " Until It Beats No More " and " On the Floor " , which Pitbull assisted her with . The performance of the song was almost a replica of the video ; a Fiat car which she endorsed was included on stage . She was criticized for using the Fiat as part of her performance . The costume she wore , which consisted of a near-nude body suit with glitter covering necessary places , has been said to resemble the outfit Britney Spears wore in the music video for " Toxic " ( 2004 ) . Additionally , " Papi " was included on the set list for her 2012 Dance Again World Tour
39th American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2011
Papi (song)