Irresistible (The Corrs song)

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"Irresistible"
The-corrs-irresistible.jpg
Single by the Corrs
from the album In Blue
B-side
  • "At Your Side" (live acoustic)
  • "Somebody for Someone" (live acoustic)
ReleasedSeptember 2000 (2000-09)
Studio
  • Switzerland
  • Dublin, Ireland
Genre Pop
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Robert John "Mutt" Lange
The Corrs singles chronology
"Breathless"
(2000)
"Irresistible"
(2000)
"Give Me a Reason"
(2001)

"Irresistible" is a song by Irish pop rock group the Corrs. It was released in September 2000 as the second single taken from their third studio album In Blue (2000). The song was written by the Corrs and co-written and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. "Irresistible" is a pop song with lyrics about desiring lifelong love. It received mixed reviews from music critics; some called it a pop hit, while others deemed it weak. The song was a moderate success, reaching number eight in New Zealand, number 20 in the United Kingdom, and the top 40 in several other countries, including Australia, France, and Ireland.

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Background

"Irresistible" was released as the second single from "In Blue" (2000) in September 2000. [1] The 7-inch single included the song and a "Live Acoustic" version of "At Your Side," while the CD-Maxi included both songs and a "Live Acoustic" version of "Somebody for Someone." Similar with the lead single "Breathless", "Irresistible" was also written by the Corrs (Andrea, Caroline, Sharon and Jim) and Robert "Mutt" Lange, who also produced the song. [2]

Reception

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." [3] Jake C. Taylor of Sputnikmusic named it a "poppy hit." [4] Jane Stevenson of Canadian website Jam! considered "Irresistible," "one of the album's weaker songs." [5] Chris Charles of BBC News wrote the song "looks like the Ivor Novello's on hold for another year, then." [6]

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. [7] 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

Standard CD and cassette single [8] [9] [10]

  1. "Irresistible" (album version) – 3:40
  2. "At Your Side" (live acoustic) – 3:48
  3. "Somebody for Someone" (live acoustic) – 3:24

European CD single [11]

  1. "Irresistible" (album version)
  2. "At Your Side" (live acoustic)

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the UK CD single liner notes. [8]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
IrelandSeptember 2000 [1]
United KingdomOctober 30, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[28]

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