"the roof" was performed few times throughout carey's career. the song was performed during her butterfly world tour in 1998. during the performances, live male and female dancers were present on stage, grooving and performing classic routines. carey wore a short beige ensemble and performed light classical dances, alongside a male partner. the song was performed on select dates of carey's 2014 the elusive chanteuse show tour.. carey would later perform a snippet of it acapella during her set at jimmy kimmel live! while promoting "#1 to infinity", later expressing to be happy at the fact the audience knew the lyrics to the song.