Clarkson had included the song in the final leg of her Stronger Tour in Europe, debuting the song live on October 10, 2012, at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland. Before performing the song, Clarkson described the recording process and working with her musical director, Jason Halbert. Zara Golden of VH1 gave a positive review towards Clarkson's performance, writing "she certainly earned her “Greatest” status by hitting all the high points without taking even a beat to actually catch her breath." The same opinion was echoed by Sam Lansky of "Idolator" who praised Clarkson's voice for being "effortlessly flawless". Alexandra Capotorto of "PopCrush" also complimented Clarkson's performance, writing "Clarkson gave a performance that she always does: energetic and near pitch perfect, all the while making sure to focus on the audience before her to get them involved." The first televised performance of the song was at the 2012 American Music Awards, where Clarkson performed a medley of "Miss Independent", "Since U Been Gone", "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and ending with "Catch My Breath". Ray Rahman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the performance an "A-", lauding her intro performance bearing her audition number "2311" as a reference to her "American Idol" audition. On November 20, 2012, she performed "Catch My Breath" on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". Clarkson performed the song on "2012 VH1 Divas" on December 16, 2012. On December 18, 2012, she performed the song along with Team Blake's Cassadee Pope and Terry McDermott on the third-season finale of "The Voice."