Remixed version of Girls?

According to an article on Fox News, Columbia is getting set to release a remixed version of "Girls in their summer clothes" to target top 40 radio stations:

Columbia Records is said to be readying a remixed version of "The Girls in their Summer Clothes," a poppy Beach Boys-type track that has such a catchy hook fans were singing along to it at live shows before they had the album. Bruce insiders are hopeful that with a push from Sony, "Girls" will triumph.

What do you think about that? Does Springsteen really NEED validation from top 40 radio or are record/digital sales enough?