▁edit ▁was ▁produced ▁for ▁" I r re emp laz able ", ▁the ▁Spanish ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁Video ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Black ▁Entertainment ▁Television ▁( B ET ) ▁Awards , ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Award ▁for ▁Video ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Awards . ▁" I r replace able " ▁has ▁regularly ▁featured ▁in ▁Bey on cé ' s ▁t ours ▁and ▁live ▁performances ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Compos ers , ▁Auth ors ▁and ▁Publish ers ▁( ASC AP ) ▁recognized ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁performed ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁ASC AP ▁Pop ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁" I r replace able " ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁Chris ette ▁M iche le . ▁Production ▁team ▁St arg ate ▁and ▁singer - song writer ▁Ne - Y o ▁had ▁written ▁for ▁Bey on cé ' s ▁second ▁album ▁B ' Day , ▁but ▁Tor ▁Erik ▁Herm ansen ▁of ▁St arg ate ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁not ▁have ▁gone ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁they ▁did ▁on ▁the ▁song . ▁The ▁t une ▁did ▁not ▁suit ▁Bey on cé ' s ▁voice , ▁and ▁Ne - Y o ▁wrote ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁from ▁a ▁male ▁perspective , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁based ▁upon ▁his ▁personal ▁experiences . ▁Ne - Y o ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁style , ▁thinking