I think what it comes down to is if this song was written JUST by Tedder and Blanco, or if Gwen is the lead writer like she normally is. I'm just afraid she is going to take a backseat role in that department like Shakira did this year
I would rather see Gwen release something really awesome and either totally smash or totally flop, rather than doing a safe/boring song that will just have mediocre performance. Part of Gwen's appeal has always been her total kookiness (which I felt was missing from a lot of Push and Shove). I want to hear this album and think, "did she really just say she's 'like a cat in heat'??" or "wtf, yodeling? the Sound of Music?" again.