This type of light, feel-good, get-away holiday-mood song is undoubtedly popular in the Mainstream. The trend really took off with Jimmy Buffet, whose laid back, vaguely Caribbean, sound is sometimes called "Margaritaville". His fans like to call themselves "Parrotheads", and singers using this theme often like to introduce a beach setting in the clothes or backdrop, or use a theme connected with boats or vehicles, getting away from town to the sun.
I'll be honest and say it's not a style that has appeal for me - but there's no doubt it goes well on radio and captures an "easy listening" mood that many people like. If Carrie's mainly interested in "hits", this would probably work well. However, if at this stage of her career she's equally, or more, interested in establishing her reputation as an artist of stature, this song would do her less favours. For me, the problem would be that the BA era began with three very strong, musically adventurous and groundbreaking songs - justifying the early comments about this album taking her to a new level. If Arista then follow that with a succession of lighter songs with less musical depth, they will risk undermining the impression that the album's overall strength deserves.
I actually think it's thematically one of the less impressive songs on the album, and rather "generic", but two points in its favour are that the style is a relatively new one for female singers, and that Carrie does manage to introduce an element of "attitude" with the line about sticking it to the Boss.
