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. Junot
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is her best album! Katy is on top with some disco songs and she got her smile back.
  2. yugrant
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    is e very delicate album, a well-produced album, a clear evolution of Katy, so beautiful
  3. MayMay96
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I can't be so excited and happy with this albumMy God is the ray of light we had hoped in this terrible pandemic
  4. EnfMike
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy ha hecho un magnífico trabajo, las canciones suenan tan bien una tras otra,como si fuera una historia, sería un error calificar este album como mas de lo mismo cuando no lo es, ella logro plasmar su etapa de lucha y de maduración, contándonos como lucho para salir adelante y como recupero su sonrisa pese a tantas críticas.
  5. JustinsSmile
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Smile is just simply amazing. There are so many uplifting and positive songs on this album, I love it!! The whole world needs this right now ❤️
  6. Legendarylover
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    An album for fans but come and agree Katy and a real artist putting her heart and soul on the album whether they like it or not
  7. Lukke174
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    It is just perfect, the "specialized" critic does not know what he says, without a clue. they always believe that they have the power of speech to criticize something so rarely. Katy is perfect and let them go hungry. Bye Bi * ch
  8. Andreoni
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing! This album has no one bad music. Katy served everything as always she does.
  9. MartinZapata
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. excellent album, I love it from beginning to end, music with very motivating lyrics, Kat Perry gives us her best album.… Expand
  10. ashleyclark
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    love it, one of her best albums so far
    absolutely in love, finally she got her smile back
  11. Alexvillegaskp
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is the best album of katy perry, love every sogns, and love concept, is the best album of quarentine, the criticts crazy's but this is a album is art, love katy, hate criticts.
    Are you ready for dance,cry, and lose control? Smile is out now    … Expand
  12. Mikamila
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    An amazing album with unic sounds, definitely Katy got back her smile to give us our too ♥️♥️♥️
  13. SkylerMan
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    I cant understand why Smile is this years second most discussed album but I just wanna say, antis keep saying she is irrelevant but keep talking about her. Anyway, Smile is Katy's most strong album up to date, a quarantine album and she was pregnant whole this time. Recorded many music videos for her songs and still recording many more is pretty impressive. She is taking the high road,I cant understand why Smile is this years second most discussed album but I just wanna say, antis keep saying she is irrelevant but keep talking about her. Anyway, Smile is Katy's most strong album up to date, a quarantine album and she was pregnant whole this time. Recorded many music videos for her songs and still recording many more is pretty impressive. She is taking the high road, probably her most mature work up to date. Tracks: What Makes a Woman, Only Love, Cry About It Later are showing her growth. As she said before, she doesn't care about charts anymore. She only cares about making music and continuing her legacy. Also as she said before she loves doing music and she won't quit making bops. Overall Smile is her best work, most mature work, most Katy work. Really showed the real side of Katy with 12 bops. And there are two extra tracks, one of them is an unreleased song called "Energy" and the other one is a Target-exclusive track "High On Your Supply". Honestly if she added those songs to album, the album would have been 11/10. She is not a "one hit wonder", she is a "wonder".… Expand
  14. Mariahino13
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    After hearing it, I could identify with Katy! One of her best work, you can hear how she grow into her music and finally found her sound. 10/10
  15. JoaquinLetelier
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Best album of the year! Excellent for this hard times. I lost my cat today and this piece of art is really helping me to heal. Great work Katy
  16. jalmeida
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Es el mejor álbum de Katy, me encanta como se está reinventando, como ella vuelve a recuperar su sonrisa. Los sonidos son excelentes y las letras son maravillosas, sin duda alguna es una joya de álbum.
  17. Said08
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Un álbum fresco y ameno, muy adecuado para levantar el ánimo en estos momentos muy difíciles por los que atraviesa el mundo entero.
  18. ChromaticaRare
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I actually really liked Smile. It feels like she's finally found her sound which is a mixture of soft rock, pop, and of course dance. While this feels like another Teenage Dream, Katy succeeds in making it sound new and modern. We can hear the big productions of Witness, the empowering tones of Roar and Firework, and as mentioned before the soft rock of One of the Boys. Overall, SmileI actually really liked Smile. It feels like she's finally found her sound which is a mixture of soft rock, pop, and of course dance. While this feels like another Teenage Dream, Katy succeeds in making it sound new and modern. We can hear the big productions of Witness, the empowering tones of Roar and Firework, and as mentioned before the soft rock of One of the Boys. Overall, Smile feels like a full circle moment for Katy, and I'm glad she was able to spread her message of finding light in such a momentous way.… Expand
  19. Leokrsh
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns desse ano. A buchudinha entregou tudo que os gays queriam e um pouco mais. Not The End Of The World grita pra ser single!
  20. Thiagog0mes
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Album of the year. Katy sounds so good, i feel like it’s the real sucessor of 2013 prism.
  21. Ruruarvayo
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album shows a new Katy, renovated, that show us and inspire us to grow up in our identity.
  22. Fernando516
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Contiene piezas que realmente hemos esperado por años en un gran regreso de Katy!
  23. PhiKP
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    She renewed herself once again! Smile is the album of the year for sure! She tells her struggles and put a light at the end of each song, upfilting pure pop : every song is a masterpiece!
    She tells the struggles she's been through and her journey to find her smile back, at the end : we Smile with her!
    A very needed album in these troubled times.
  24. perrysilient
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The best album of 2020, she gave us everything. This is so powerful! A masterpiece!
  25. katytaytay
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Can the basement where they run pitchfork collapse already? Smile is an amazing album we all got crowns, Katy amazing humans, so sorry if I have it a bad review in the beginning ✨
  26. Quinnytz
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores álbumes de Katy Perry Tenemos canciones para Bailar , llorar , y exhibir nuestra liberación. Los ritmos bailables se encuentran en el 80% del disco .
    Es el perfecto ejemplo de que no hay que juzgar el álbum por su portada ya que la portada es un poco infantil pero eso no está reflejado en la música , son canciónes muy maduras ,y te cuentan una historia de superación    Uno de los mejores álbumes de Katy Perry Tenemos canciones para Bailar , llorar , y exhibir nuestra liberación. Los ritmos bailables se encuentran en el 80% del disco .
    Es el perfecto ejemplo de que no hay que juzgar el álbum por su portada ya que la portada es un poco infantil pero eso no está reflejado en la música , son canciónes muy maduras ,y te cuentan una historia de superación hasta llegar a la plenitud y felicidad y amor propio.    … Expand
  27. lupitajimenez32
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The album has incredible vibes and it is so full of joy. I considere it the best album of this year.
  28. EndOfEarth
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Pra sempre a maior, a eterna rainha do pop. Bissexual lenda eu amoo demais. Perfeita. O álbum do milênio
  29. estebanmh
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best of her, I managed to resurface with this album like a phoenix. every song on this album is a gem.… Expand
  30. Katycatadrian06
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ITS SOO AMAZING THATS ITS KATY PERRYY and is a huge álbum because is very beatiful all are pop álbum every single every Ep are a art. And she is the best in the pop she never fall is a master on music.… Expand
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Metascore
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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