Radio was confused on which single the Queen wanted them to support.
XO shouldn't have been the first single. Her team should have went straight to Drunk In Love.
But anyway no I don't think so, in the near future anyway. Beyoncé doesn't seem to have an ear for hits the way some other artists do, look at songs like XO and Pretty Hurts. Both were/are obviously intended to click with the pop audience and XO didn't and PH probably won't either.
Beyoncé is not a regular pop star. She was at some point in her career. But she is a legend now and legends way pass the stage of getting hit singles. It's not like she didn't have a top 10 single two months ago, though.
She has yet to outsell Rihanna bye at her being a legend
XO WW: 700,000
Drunk In Love WW: 2 million
Partition WW: 400,000
If any other major pop girl had numbers like these, they'd be seen as flops. Beyonce used to be a hit maker, especially around the BDay era however she hasn't seemed to be able to achieve another real smash since 2009 (Single Ladies)
So what do you think? Could she get another hit, if given the right song? Or are her hit making days over?
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You are one really sad person. Quit obsessing over beyonce and worry about your own fave.