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. brudlim
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    sweet album, she finally got her smile :)
    this is not my favorite, but I can't say it's average. I found it a bit messy, but I believe it is on the right track for the next ages. I also believe that it will mature more
  2. Luizjensen
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Para mim melhor álbum de 2020, músicas que transparecem para a auto estima e que trazem mensagem nas letras… Expand
  3. Witnessfran
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    Such a great album. It’s obviously album of the year candidate. Topped Teenage Dream.
  4. isaacparrales
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Smile by Katy Perry is a fresh album, it has that essence of wanting to listen to it every day, the lyrics of NTEOTW are so **** incredible, a pity that few professional media criticize her from the personal side and not as a true artist that she is.
  5. Facanhafelipe
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Katy Perry entregou tudo que estávamos precisando, finalmente consegui meu Smile de volta!
  6. grelinhx
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    músicas ótimas, gostosas de se ouvirem e elas me trazem uma sensação ótimas ao ouvi-lás. Katy Perry super coerente ao lançar essa álbum. parabéns Katy, que essa sua nova jornada seja repleta de luz e você conquiste todos os feitos que você nunca conquistou com seus últimos álbuns.
  7. Emilio90
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I love the album, katy Perry en mi opinión a superado como artista, ya que el álbum es lo mejor de los mejor, espero y todo sea buena vibra para ella.
  8. BFernandezII
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I dont trust how the critics work by giving this album low rates because I do believe that it served it's purpose and it is to make the people smile. If I may protest, I think that the voice of people or the masses should matter more than the critics who seems to compare her either from her past voyage or to other artists which is harsh. If they do really want to make their opinion moreI dont trust how the critics work by giving this album low rates because I do believe that it served it's purpose and it is to make the people smile. If I may protest, I think that the voice of people or the masses should matter more than the critics who seems to compare her either from her past voyage or to other artists which is harsh. If they do really want to make their opinion more valid then they should keep their judgments straight rather than pasting their personal agendas. Over-all, KP is still the QUEEN of POP… Expand
  9. Higorbaptista
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This is the best album by katy perry, it doesn't have bad music. This note of "specialized" criticism is very unfair.
  10. Alexxxsmilekp5
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best albums of the year & her best album along with Teenage Dream!… Expand
  11. Mikelle
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    What a lot don't realize is that, this album might be her transitional period. Though, it is not as bubbly as her past albums, it shows growth and maturity while remaining fun, yet it serves a meaning and a purpose. What I am even more excited about is her next upcoming album.
  12. Deividcostaf
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. katy perry's album makes us dance is something extremely necessary nowadays.… Expand
  13. janioareias
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    One of the best albums I’ve ever listened to. It’s extremely cohesive and nice to hear.
  14. Jeffynhu
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album is so perfect, all the songs has a strong lyric, I love this album, Katy Perry os doing a perfect and complete job.
  15. Johnnycaron12
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Her best Album
    Every song is good
    Song like Not The End of the World or Teary Eyes are Hits
    She is the queen
  16. wesleysousa
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    o quinto álbum da katy perry trás luz, resiliência e alegria para as pessoas. Vamos enaltecer a mamãe ❤️
  17. sro_rennan
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    TRABALHO LINDO BEBÊ!! A GATA FOI PERSPICAZ SABE? ELA É TUDO PRA MIM QUE ÁLBUM MARAVILHOSO
  18. A1ondra
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    on this album Katy exceeded my expectations and it was a work of art the best album that has come out in recent months
  19. Costacicala
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Questo album è semplicemente un capolavoro pop.
    E voi "esperti" di Metacritic non siete e sarete mai pronti per questa conversazione.
    Katy si conferma la regina del pop anche in questo decennio! Go Katy!
  20. thatlibraboi
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    KATY PERRY’S BEST ALBUM YET. FULL OF LIGHT, HOPE, POSITIVITY, AND LOVE. EVERY TRACK IS PERFECTION. SKIPLESS CONGRATULATIONS KATY SHE **** DID THAT PERRY@
  21. khaikhaiboi
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Don't listen to the critics. Listen to this album to appreciate Katy Perry's artistry. This album is Katy's best album to date. Every song on the album deserves to be a single. So glad she got her SMILE back! And we fans are so happy for her!
  22. hudsonperrykaty
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album is bop after bop after bop! There are so many good dance tracks! Highlights for me are Champagne Problems, Tucked, Cry About It Later, Never Really Over, and Teary Eyes. Katy found her smile and so did her fans.
  23. FranciscoPH
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This album and incredible um two melhores até agora you can see the great vocal growth of Katy, thanks to her, we smile again
  24. carl2020
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This critics have no ideia What They are saying ! They rated teenage dream with 52 and now they rate Smile again under the expectatations “it doesn’t look like the teenage dream success” hypocrits...
  25. Leonardo22
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    É um álbum muito gostoso de ouvir e sem dúvidas o melhor dela. A crítica não gostou pois são v3lhos babões banguelas que não conseguem mais sorrir. Eu amei muito.
  26. PabloMedeiros
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    The fifth Katy’s album is so brilliant! Perry shows us a complete artist in the start and end of the record and helps us recover our smile with her. The bests songs in the project are: Cry About It Later, Teary Eyes, Not the End of The World, Tucked, Never Really Over e Harleys In Hawaii.

    In Not The End Of The Word, Perry’s back at masterpiece album PRISM (2013) and use sample of “Black    The fifth Katy’s album is so brilliant! Perry shows us a complete artist in the start and end of the record and helps us recover our smile with her. The bests songs in the project are: Cry About It Later, Teary Eyes, Not the End of The World, Tucked, Never Really Over e Harleys In Hawaii.

    In Not The End Of The Word, Perry’s back at masterpiece album PRISM (2013) and use sample of “Black Widow”, hit a Australian rapper Iggy Azelea, music that katy was a songwriter. In Tucked, the best of the album, the artist back us in 80’s and write of sex with your lover in a pleasant way to listen.
    Well, Smile is so emotional and complete record, enjoy this masterpiece and bring you Smile in the best album of Katy’s career.    … Expand
  27. JCGILANA
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a usual thing that musical artists, at some point in their careers, arrive at a more contented phase of their crafts where their "grown" selves are evident on the recent project they put out. Katy Perry is not there yet. It's not a bad thing. It means that we can expect more from her in her future projects. But with SMILE, it is evident that she's nearing that phase of growth in terms of her musical genuity. Smile displays a sense of transition from Candy girl to a more mature Katy Perry without compromising the danceability of the tracks such as the banger Not The End of the World, Tucked, and Champagne Problems. Vocally scrutinizing, Perry has improved a lot. She was able to put out great melodies, harmonizations and powerful vocals that we have never heard before from her. Perry's immense vocal range as noticeable in Never Really Over, Daisies and Harley's in Hawaii proved her expansive delivery with those signature Katy Perry curl styles. Cry About It Later is a perfect sequel to the heart-breaking hit, The One That Got Away where Perry positively claims that "she's ready to be someone's muse" and Teary Eyes is easily an anthem for the broken hearts that still can find their ways through the dance floor despite the pain. Resilient, Only Love and What Makes A Woman are tracks that prove her vocal versatility and the ability to connect listeners to more authentic stories through her songwriting prowess. Finally, Smile, the title track boasts a full-on Katy Perry signature charisma. It's full of fun and color. Undeniably, Katy Perry is one of the best artists today that's not afraid to get out of the limelight but still creating those unapologetic anthems and still building her unbridled artistry that brought her to world domination.… Expand
  28. Immanuvelluven
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album of 2020.....katy saving us from Corona....pls listen to this .....… Expand
  29. ManzanoMartin
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Beautiful up beat body of work delivered by Katy Perry, only love and champagne problems are one of her best songs to date, with this record she proves why she’s a pop titan.
  30. Evanking
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Absolute pop anthems. Smile delivers a more mature and resilient Katy while keeping the same familiarity that made us all fall in love with her a decade ago. Welcome back queen!
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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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