Critical response The song received mixed reviews from music critics. David Beamish of
DVDactive called the song, "An obvious candidate for a single as with the rest of the album." Jake C. Taylor of
Sputnikmusic named it a "poppy hit." Jane Stevenson of Canadian website
Jam! considered "Irresistible," "one of the album's weaker songs." Chris Charles of
BBC News wrote the song "looks like the
Ivor Novello's on hold for another year, then."
Commercial performance "Irresistible" peaked within the top 20 in several countries. In the UK, the song reached number 20 on the
UK Singles Chart, becoming their seventh top 20 single there. On the
Irish Singles Chart, the song debuted and peaked at number 30. In France, the song reached the top 40, peaking at number 39, on 17 February 2001. In New Zealand, the song entered the top 10. It debuted at number 44 on the
RIANZ Singles Chart on 26 November 2000 but fell out the following week. It re-entered at number 50, on 10 December 2000, and peaked at number eight on 28 January 2001. In Australia, the song debuted at number 39 on the
ARIA Singles Chart on 11 November 2000. On 17 December 2000, the song jumped to number 28. It then left the charts from number 50 on 14 January 2001 but re-entered at number 27 on 28 January 2001, becoming its peak position. ==Track listings==