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. Nacho98877
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Es un álbum donde vemos como Katy Perry nos sigue demostrando que nada está perdido, que las cosas positivas llegan que después de lo malo viene lo bueno. Y que si estás mal sigas adelante enérgicamente. Digno album de este año. Y sobretodo en pandemia.
  2. Simonebandiziol
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece of pop art, she's unique! She's literally putting her heart in every single track of this album and we can certainly hear it!
  3. Lnznx
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    She really wrote the songs with a smile on her face. Very Beautiful Album. Thank you Katheryn.
  4. Limaton
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. katy Perry brings to the world her best album, songs that are contagious even telling a sad story .. this is katy perry, surprising everyone once again with her brilliant way of creating a perfect album..… Expand
  5. PedroLemes
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Relly great album, i love the kind of pop that katy makes and the storyline she bring to every music video.
  6. katsuma
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    I love the album so much! My fav song on the album is Harley's In Hawaii! And I love how Smile relates to Taylor's Lover which they both transcended from being in a storm to fighting their way dancing through it and eventually passes through it and fights light and happiness!
  7. Ramonceppa
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Katy perry provando que é uma das maiores estrelas do pop salvando o mesmo, obrigado por esse albúm lindo. RAINHA!
  8. lilyhatesmusic
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry says she’d finally got back her smile and we should support her!!!
  9. Oneboy
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrível e patético esse álbum era pra ser um sorriso, mas acaba sendo um show de horrores… Expand
  10. Johnk00
    Aug 29, 2020
    3
    This album is average, I think Katy can be do it better. But I like some songs
  11. Ryanxxxx
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    the smile album, it is incredible, I can even say that it is one of your best albums, this one, which had only as executive producer, Katy Perry, I really loved each track on this album, because they are DIVINES.
  12. Melfcastro
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Just one good song... sad that she cannot explore other sounds and always remains in the same aged formula
  13. Ronel_30
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. “Not the End of the World” has a good meaning and rhythm, it takes me back to the magical vibes of Dark Horse and Black widow. “Cry About It Later” & “Tucked" was so magnificent it reminds me the bop music way back 2010's decade.All in All #SMILE album was impressive and worth to listen for from the start to finis. More of the track was very catchy, abundant in positive message and the most important.
    Almost, of the track were essential to be a single.    … Expand
  14. Burtontothistae
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Lyrically i love it!
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  15. Osipow
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    It’s one of the best album of this year!!! I like all songs from this masterpiece.
  16. Kieran10890
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Been a Katycat for around 10-12 years, and can honestly say this album tops them all for me. Such a beautifully written album, truly making light out of the dark situations life may bring to us. Queen of pop really is back!!
  17. WillScottt
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy has managed to reclaim her place at the table of pop superpowers with this breathtaking reclamation of her emotions during her last album, ‘Witness’. Her new album ‘Smile’ showcases perfectly her blossoming musical style, evolving meticulously from her first album ‘One of the Boys’ to the pop perfection of ‘Teenage Dream’ and ‘Prism’, Katy has been able to swim through the swamp ofKaty has managed to reclaim her place at the table of pop superpowers with this breathtaking reclamation of her emotions during her last album, ‘Witness’. Her new album ‘Smile’ showcases perfectly her blossoming musical style, evolving meticulously from her first album ‘One of the Boys’ to the pop perfection of ‘Teenage Dream’ and ‘Prism’, Katy has been able to swim through the swamp of terrible collaborations and meaningless trends, to present a flawless look at pop music, past and future. This is truly an album that should be listened by someone in order to gain an understanding of pop excellence, and will be sure to make every listener SMILE!… Expand
  18. Mery14
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Best album of the year . I love all the song please listen smile album . This is the best
  19. Mahiano
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This album was all i need. Make me smile and dance. My favorite is “cry about it later“ . Thank u katy❤️ You’re the best.
  20. Danielcoastt
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    É tudo que você precisa em um álbum vindo dela nesse momento e no contexto da sua vida nos últimos anos. É autêntico, é surpreendente, Katy , com muito perspicácia, entrega um álbum colorido para falar dos momentos cinzas da vida.
  21. VicVitVi
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    É perfeito, a tracklist bem montada, as músicas tem qualidade, e um foda-se pra essa merda da crítica americana que só sabe boicotar.
  22. Arkturus
    Aug 29, 2020
    6
    Never Really Over 7
    Cry About It Later 8
    Teary Eyes 8
    Daisies 6
    Resilient 5
    Not The End Of The World 4
    Smile 5
    Champagne Problems 7
    Tucked 6
    Harleys in Hawaii 9
    Only Love 7
    What Makes A Woman 5
  23. punchykat
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    What an album! Congrats Katy on the birth of Daisy and also an incredible album for your fans. Can't wait for the tour whenever that may be!
  24. josipkolic
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    A great album, very enjoyable! Katy really revived herself and her pop sound, love it!
  25. turtledove
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Literally a Bop album......This album is everything we need rn....So much light, optimism, happiness and hope alongwith sassy disco beats....The album is well written and Produced!! Another Katy Perry Masterpiece!!
  26. LuanRodrigues34
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum com músicas e sonoridade perfeita! Onde a Katy conseguiu unir todas as suas eras.… Expand
  27. Cgale
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this album, it's great every song makes you vibrate. Katy brought out the best version of her on this album… Expand
  28. benisajoke
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry is back with a cohesive album in which we see her journey through finding her SMILE again. Surprisingly, there are no ballads but it's understandable, because of the record's name. This new Katy Perry chapter is one of her best albums, along with 2010 Teenage Dream.
  29. musicexplorer
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is one of the best pop records that i have listened in the past 5 years. Katy Perry did not disappoint her fans and she successfully deliver her fans a smile. I feel attached to the lyric of each songs. finally feel like a song " Cry about it later " is a sequel to one of her smash hit '' The one that got away ". Good luck, Katy with this records.… Expand
  30. JosJoz
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Smile is Katy Perry's best album and there should be no question about that. Divided into four different sections which all feature very different and unique sounding songs the album opens up with her 2019 single Never Really Over which is followed by the incredibly catchy Cry About It Later which is about overcoming a breakup by hooking up with someone else while. Teary Eyes continues the theme of heartbreak and tells you to keep on dancing even when you’re sad. The lead single Daisies is this album's empowerment anthem and is followed by Resilient which features some of Perry's best vocals. Not the End of the World is a trap influenced song and tells you to focus on the positives even if the world seems like it's ending. The album's title track Smile is about Perry finding her smile again after her depression following the hate she got after her 2017 album Witness. Champagne Problems is about getting through the hardest times in a relationship to end up finding one's true love. The disco-influenced Tucked is about imagining a relationship with a past lover even though knowing it was a mistake. Harleys in Hawaii was also released during 2019 and is a tropical love song about Perry and Bloom's time together in Hawaii. If you only had one day left to live is the question inspiring the song Only Love in which Perry sings about focusing on the love in the world and forgetting the hate. On the last track of the album Perry answer the question What Makes a Woman in a song that is dedicated to her first child Daisy Dove Bloom.
    The album is definitely Perry's most cohesive one and I can't believe critics are calling it not experimental enough even though they trashed Witness for being too experimental and wanted her to return to her pop-roots and now that she does, they're trashing her yet again. Most of the reviews also compare her to other female singers such as Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga which surprisingly isn't done when talking about them.    … Expand
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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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