Songs that sounded like big hits but backfired when released
Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom
Britney Spears - Criminal
Mariah Carey - Say Somethin'
Lady Gaga - Marry The Night
Rihanna - What Now
They all sounded like huge hits (maybe "What Now" was a stretch but it was still a fan favorite) but then surprisingly underperformed majorly when released.
Who Owns My Heart by Miley, Animal by Neon Trees, Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon, Somebody Told Me,The Killers, #Beautiful by Mariah, Break The Ice by Britney, Candyman by Xtina and Gorilla by Bruno Mars.