Background and Promotion
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Knowles was surrounded by the Spanish language, and learnt some Spanish as a child, which she later forgot. When re-recording songs for Irreemplazable, Knowles' vocal coach provided the Spanish lyrics phoenetically, and each line was recorded up to four times for the EP. Knowles has stated that she intends to take up Spanish lessons in the future. She said of the EP's recording, "This is such an honor for me to be able to connect with all my fans. I had so much fun singing in Spanish. It reminded me of growing up in Houston". The Denver Post's John Wenzel interpreted the release of Irreemplazable as "an effort to meet the exploding market for Spanish language music".
Irreemplazable was released as the bonus disc on the B'Day deluxe edition, on April 3, 2007, before being released separately by Columbia Records on August 28, 2007. iTunes Store began selling the EP on August 27, 2007. However, a remix of "Get Me Bodied" was available only on the individual release of Irreemplazable. The EP's title track "Irreemplazable" was released as its only single on July 17, 2007. Knowles appeared on Tr3s' Mi TRL on August 2 and showed a behind-the-scenes special, "Making of the Spanish EP".
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