The album 's first half is full of conflicting ambitions , resulting in a sleepy recital of ballads . On `` Run the World ( Girls ) , '' the first single off the disc , she turns cheesy postfeminism into a martial foot-stomper that crackles like a burst of pirate-radio agitpop . " I'm not sure if you're the one who said that or someone else The singer is at her best when she sounds like no one but herself , such as in `` Countdown ''
The album 's first half is full of conflicting ambitions , resulting in a sleepy recital of ballads . " I'm not sure if you're the one who said that or someone else The singer is at her best when she sounds like no one but herself , such as in `` Countdown ''