"Get On Your Boots" received mixed reviews, dividing critics. It peaked at number 12 in the UK charts in its first week of release. The song reached higher in the charts in Ireland, Scotland and Canada. Filmmaker Alex Courtes directed the song's music video, which featured footage of the band performing in front of a montage of political feminist imagery. It premiered on the "Irish Independent" website on 6 February 2009. U2 performed the song live to open the 51st Annual Grammy Awards and the 2009 Brit Awards.