"Irresistible" is a song by Irish pop rock group The Corrs. It was released on 13 November 2000, as the second single taken from their third studio albumIn Blue. "Irresistible" was written by The Corrs, and co-written and produced by famed music producerRobert John "Mutt" Lange. "Irresistible" is a pop and pop rock 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.
Background
"Irresistible" was released as the second single from "In Blue", on 13 November 2000. The 7" 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 and Robert "Mutt" Lange, who also produced the song.
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." Jake C. Taylor of Sputnikmusic named it a "poppy hit." Jane Stevenson of 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
Although "Irresistible" did not match the success of the previous single "Breathless", it did manage to peak inside the top twenty in some 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 managed to reach the top 40, peaking at number 39, on 17 February 2001. In New Zealand, the song managed to peak inside the top 10. It debuted at number 44 on the RIANZ chart on 14 November 2000, but fell off the charts the following week. It re-entered at number 51, on 10 December 2000, and peaked at number 8 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, becoming its peak position. It left the charts at number 50, on 14 January 2001. However, the song re-entered at number 27, on 28 January 2001, becoming its peak position.
