^Why would "Won't Back Down" do anything? It wasn't a single, and it definitely is nowhere near as catchy as "Love the Way You Lie." "Won't Back Down" is almost a completely different genre than "Love the Way You Lie." The 3/4 time really threw people off, and the instrumental is just so crazy and different.
If Rihanna was the only reason "Love the Way You Lie" was smashing, then why wasn't "Rockstar 101" a smash? Exactly. Rihanna's voice definitely fits in there well, but if another female vocalist where in there, I don't doubt it would be doing as well as it is right now. Rihanna has the hook, and the hook is catchy AND relateable. Of course Rihanna's name helped it get attention right off the bat, so the song would've taken a little more time to take off if it were by Nicole, Ciara, or any other female vocalist who isn't big at the moment, but I definitely think it still would have been a hit, just not as quickly.
Can we please get off this now?