Good production doesn't necessarily mean weird production - I think during the Golden Age of R&B a lot of critics, especially, got this wrong. I'm not sure I really listen to songs by this particular binary: "good/weird production" and "catchy melody" are both part of the same "initial impact", while things like lyrics and the more subtle production tricks are part of the "later impact" which keeps me hooked into a song.

I'd probably go for production though - if the production is beneath a certain standard I find songs unlistenable, while great production can definitely support a non-song.