Perfect Illusion. Work is the safest what Rihanna could do after BBHMM and AO2.

Work is very risky, especially internationally. I mean its lyrics alone

Dead at "surefire hit", easy to say that NOW.

Caribbean infused music has been around for decades, and recently, commercially in last ten years. It's all over the radio.

Haven't heard a track like this atop the charts since at least the 90s. Hung Up's sample maybe? It's a throwback!

Edit: Whitney's Dollar Bills as well, there's some remixes that are like this. It's 80s 'pop diva.' Cher's Woman's World too!

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theres nothing risky about work ft drake

LMAO mess at everyone saying its generic after it smashed

and the amount of delusion from some members

sorry being dancehall


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Neither were that much of a risk risk

PI is driven by a very catchy chorus and sounds very reminiscent of a lot of Gaga's material
Work had a Drake feature and radio deal

But I would say PI because it's very loud and annoying and i'm not sure if it'll do that well....much less be #1 for 9 weeks like Work

Perfect Illusion (albeit in the worst possible measure of "risky"). I don't think Work was a risk for Rih; even if it didn't take off with pop, urban support and streaming would've kept it afloat and still given it respectable Hot 100 presence regardless. I don't get why stans equate risk with impressiveness tho; it's not always a good thing and it doesn't indicate quality one way or another.

PI

Work

Perfect Illusion is actually risky. Work is just a safe pop song

I mean neither are risky, but Work had Drake on it so, PI then.

Perfect Illusion.

Perfect Illusion because its bad and her vocals are annoying therefore its risky because it would've taken some sort of gaga-positive miracle to make that song succeed.