There you have it from the Billboard Editor himself.
Work Bitch is too underground, indie, innovative, groundbreaking and ahead of it's time to be embraced by the public and radio. It was an uphill battle all along for this avant garde masterpiece. This may be the reason why it's underperforming.
The Queen ALWAYS takes musical risks. From starting the urban-pop trend that's prevalent now back in 2001 with Pharrell, starting the dance pop trend with "Toxic" in 2004, to inventing dubstep in HIAM to the EDM beats in Work Bitch. She does it all. A true pioneer in pop music!
Why worry about quick lil singles that go #1 when she's constantly changing the music scene? LEGEND