Smile
by Katy Perry
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 28, 2020
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 11514 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,454 out of 11514
  2. Mixed: 291 out of 11514
  3. Negative: 1,769 out of 11514
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  1. Yoana
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Parabéns é bem melhor que o Witness, mas não sai muito do lugar comum dos outros álbuns.
  2. PotterheadGleek
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    While other artists are making albums so you can dance in your house, Perry's "Smile" makes you think and reflect about your life until this moment. It is true some of the songs are forgettable but I believe Katy didn't want to make a commercial pop album.
  3. DonovanKoen25
    Aug 31, 2020
    6
    So Katy Perry is known for releasing some powerful songs in the past and that was what set her apart from most pop stars, so the built up to the release of Smile was mediocre, with lack luster songs, so maybe there was a surprise lurking on the album, and again mediocre. To me it feels like songs were just slapped on the record to complete it, but this album falls short against all theSo Katy Perry is known for releasing some powerful songs in the past and that was what set her apart from most pop stars, so the built up to the release of Smile was mediocre, with lack luster songs, so maybe there was a surprise lurking on the album, and again mediocre. To me it feels like songs were just slapped on the record to complete it, but this album falls short against all the other albums, in my opinion Witness delivered better songs and singles that this album. You can put this on and it would be background noise, not her best effort!… Expand
  4. AntonioArpa
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Un álbum con canciones olvidables y que no logran encajar en su anterior discografía.
  5. LancerReviews
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Smile lacks an engaging production, something that screams passion, same with Perry’s writing, instead of hovering on the surface of the emotion she tries to provoke, she could dig deep and straightup go literal with the happiness, hope, and resilience she wants to project.
  6. MatheusGaga
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    good album but it's not extraordinary. The album is the worst of katy perry
  7. vini96
    Aug 29, 2020
    6
    It’s not a bad album, the production is really good, but the lyrics are very weak
  8. Jann_Junx
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Si bien hay excelentes canciones como Cry About It Later, Champagne Problems, Teary Eyes y Only Love, Katy Perry nos sigue dando más de lo mismo, sigue sin verse una evolución como artista, existe un gran contraste entre tracks y en ocasiones parece que reciclo ritmos de Teenage Dream y PRISM, siendo que no puede dejarlos atrás ya que fueron sus eras más exitosas y quieter seguirSi bien hay excelentes canciones como Cry About It Later, Champagne Problems, Teary Eyes y Only Love, Katy Perry nos sigue dando más de lo mismo, sigue sin verse una evolución como artista, existe un gran contraste entre tracks y en ocasiones parece que reciclo ritmos de Teenage Dream y PRISM, siendo que no puede dejarlos atrás ya que fueron sus eras más exitosas y quieter seguir replicando ese éxito. Espero que para la próxima era por fin logre reinventarse y planear mejor la temática ya que ni en eso cuadra con las canciones, dio una temática cirquense que fuera de Smile no hay nada más que la respalde.… Expand
  9. mlkasa
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    It was ok, just typical Katy music, so I guess we stan, but eh, it’s already outserved by all the other bops this year
  10. Kaerys
    Apr 15, 2023
    6
    Em meio tanta negatividade, Katy serviu um álbum cheio de alegria, vocais e muito conceito e ainda por cima com uma produção maravilhosa que faz o impulso de dançar e sorrir ser incontrolável! Dentre tantas músicas negativas lançadas recentemente, é bom poder parar e só se divertir escutando música boa.

    update: envelheceu muito mal, as músicas se demonstraram bem fracas.
  11. Steiin
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    4/14 musicas, esperava mais e tem umas faixas que são bem fraquinhas... acho q são elas que estraga a sintonia do album e faz as medianas parecer ser "ruins"
  12. hsaosjn
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    a lot of songs on the album sounded very similar and some were pretty boring. my favorites were champagne problems and tucked but everything else was meh
  13. diegfernand
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanted it to love but the albums doesn’t fully do it for me. There are some standout songs like the awesomeness from What Makes A Woman but the album needs soul and I can’t see the resiliency in her journey.… Expand
  14. ZEN-1
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    this is just another regular katy perry album
    it has amazing dongs like nro, daisies, only love and what makes a woman
    but it also has a lot of forgettable pop songs which unfortunate
  15. dzinsowy
    Dec 26, 2020
    6
    ‘Smile’ is quite reminiscent of Perry’s old works, especially ‘Teenage Dream’. It has catchy and cheerful bops. The clown theme doesn’t really fit the record and there are many tracks that just sound like rushed fillers (looking at you ‘Resilient’!)
  16. seba7u7
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    lo siento Reinaty pero tus fans son unos colapsados, pobre reina aparte de filtrarte el álbum te dejan mal.

    #StreamSmile
    #StreamFolklore
    #ChromaticaBasuraAsquerosa
  17. Luccaslg
    Aug 29, 2020
    6
    É bom, gostoso de ouvir, porem não tem nada de muito grandioso. Apesar de tudo, katy sempre será incrível.
  18. wetrajano
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    not her best, but better than her last

    best moments: cry about it later and teary eyes
  19. EddyChillcce
    Aug 29, 2020
    6
    Smile es una travesía confusa de emociones encontradas; hay canciones que provocan euforia y algarabía, y otras que sumergen a uno en la más profunda pena. Por desgracia, la ilación entre canciones no fue la correcta. La metáfora del disco sugiere que sonrías mientras ocultas tristeza. La verdad es que lo más penoso fue desperdiciar el concepto.
  20. Volne
    Aug 30, 2020
    6
    only 3 songs are good
    End of the world
    champagne problems
    Never really over
  21. taytaykittycat
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    I expected better. Lyrics are nothing special. Overall, pretty mediocre album.
  22. FNaFstic
    Aug 30, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. E um álbum muito bom, porém soa desorganizado e incoerente. Muitas musicas são bem dançantes e animadas, e outras tem um teor mais relaxante, porem a interação entre as musicas não funciona tão bem. Parte do álbum parecem ser tiros para todos os lados e acaba fazendo-o perder seu conceito. No fim das contas ainda a muito ouro a ser descoberto nas musicas, Vale muito a pena ouvir!… Expand
  23. Monsetherat
    Oct 30, 2020
    6
    No es un disco malo, para nada, pero no destaca como otros discos pop que han salido este año.
  24. thevacapost
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    just like in a circus this album is full of boring and monotonous jokes but they still manage to make us laugh at times, even for a brief moment. In general, it showed that even though it is a very personal album it does not show any decent difference from the previous ones, which always showed us who Katy Perry is as we see her and how she wants to dress, this album only shows that Katyjust like in a circus this album is full of boring and monotonous jokes but they still manage to make us laugh at times, even for a brief moment. In general, it showed that even though it is a very personal album it does not show any decent difference from the previous ones, which always showed us who Katy Perry is as we see her and how she wants to dress, this album only shows that Katy can also make bad songs.… Expand
  25. LoverSummer
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Anyways, I was going to rate this album a 0 score bc Katy stans are rating Folklore with 0 too, but... i'm giving it the score it deserves
  26. AxelRM
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Un álbum que no innova en la carrera de Katy, suena igual que sus anteriores álbumes, pero da algunas muy buenas canciones como NRO o HIH
  27. Thezamp
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    É um álbum mediano, algumas faixas são excelentes, os singles lançados antes do lançamento poderiam ser facilmente descartados e substituidos por outros.
  28. adamsenigma
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A good album, yet it lacks consistency and Katy once again falls into clichés and cringey lyrics. The production is top notch tho. Cry About It Later, Teary Eyes, Not the End of The World and Tucked are definetly the album highlights.… Expand
  29. Samukelo
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The is pleasant and cheerful but unfortunately it lacks energy and innovation and that made it shallow and underwhelming… Expand
  30. thehoaxgatito
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    I love Katy but I don't like the albums visual. Not a time to pull out something like this, through her career she has never reinvented herself like other female artist do. Katy needs to grown!
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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. AllMusic
    Sep 8, 2020
    60
    Without fleeting moments of bad taste, Perry does indeed sound mature, but she's also not quite as fun. That's a conscious choice, though. Smile is intended to evoke memories of her frivolous younger days while pointing toward a sustainable pop future.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Sep 4, 2020
    50
    While Perry finds the occasional moment of quality here (Smile and Tucked both feel like the best possible music we could get from Katy Perry in 2020), Smile is an album searching for an identity—and when it fails, it falls back on lazy writing.
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  3. PopMatters
    Aug 31, 2020
    60
    Like Joanne before Chromatica, Smile plays like a necessary centering exercise, indulging her insecurities and less surefire instincts. If Witness was overdetermined, Smile is an earnest exhale, for better or for worse. It delivers an image of her journey towards inner peace that is honest (if corny) and catchy (if not exactly inventive).
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