I am sorely disappointed with this song. Thus far, the only song that has IT, in my opinion is End of Time & that would have been a nice follow-up to (Girls) as it also pushes the edge/envelope in introducing that futuristic bombastic sound but with a strong, discernible R&B melody unlike (Grils). It's like she does something new with Girls (a song which I am not a big fan of, but rather am a fan of the reasoning and motive behind it - taking her music and fans further and to new places) but then takes us back to 2004 with this track...like Why? Why B. Why you play us like this, lol.

I think End of Time would have worked better as the 2nd single. This song (Best Thing I Never Had) is boring and weak. The instrumentation and melody and ESP the old played out break-up lyrics ARE bland and don't really represent a stretch (but rather some type of regression, not even stagnation) for Mrs Carter.

Please no hate. This is not haterade. I respect and love me some B, but as someone who's followed her career from day 1, I'm just comparing Ms B with Ms B and this song is...(you fill in the blanks).

PS: Criticism of something from Ms Knowles-Carter does not mean you are a hater. People please. Some of the people being accused of being haters actually look past the glitz and glam and her status on the charts or music industry and are just commenting on a GOOD/FLY ASS artist and her MUSIC (cos at the end of the day, that's what matters) because they love and appreciate her and believe in some instances she could have done better or come out differently. Criticism isn't always negative or hateful, it's meant to be constructive and help not only the artist but each of us perhaps learn from each other in terms of music appreciation or how we 'hear' songs...expand our horizons. It's not about cos you criticise Beyonce someone gotta come back and tell you "Oh it's cos you're a RiRi stan". People please, let's try and behave like adults: honest, objective, mature and above all respectful.

Sam, this tomfoolery on the site is not a good look. Come now. I am sure you can try and do something to clean it up...but hey you also be going hard at RiRi like she stole your lunch or something and you set the tone for how people behave on this your otherwise FABULOUS site. You can criticise/comment on people's artistry and be respectful to their person. Calling RiRi a cow or a goat is dissing her 1st and foremost as a human being and secondly as a woman and it's not on. That is not going to make her stop singing or leave the music industry so just handle it.

That's my opinion and it's coming from a long time fan of TGJ. Peace and Love