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. JoseGdlll
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dios mio ya tenemos algo nuevo es la sonría recuperada de Katy Perry en su nuevo álbum es lo más grandioso del mundo… Expand
  2. Davidber
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Her vocals has improved a lot, beautiful lyrics. She is an artist that doesn't stop. She is Pop music at its best!
  3. davKatycat
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Beautiful album! Buy and STREAM Smile
    Buy and STREAM Smile Buy and STREAM smile
  4. Vpancioni2
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Rainha Diva poderosa
    Musicas e arte maravilhisa Morta lindaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    Te amo

    Parabéns pela filha e novo CD
  5. Businessguy
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    A very good álbum. It is proof that Perry can always do good pop and that you should not trust the singles, because here the álbum tracks are what stands out the most.
  6. Wacksu
    Sep 1, 2020
    0
    It's too childish, the production is good but the lyricism it's too safe to made. I miss the old katy
  7. Duckweed
    Aug 29, 2020
    1
    Just more same-sounding generic pop. KP literally has two songs she sings, and she sings them over and over again, nicely but indistinguishably.
  8. Marid
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    It's beautiful to witness Katy Perry's growth. This album tells her journey and seek her smile back. I think it's brilliant the way she shows that the process of overcoming the problems and the pain in order to be able to smile again is something that requires pacience and love. Above all, learning how to love herself because you can only love someone if you're complete, you can't expectIt's beautiful to witness Katy Perry's growth. This album tells her journey and seek her smile back. I think it's brilliant the way she shows that the process of overcoming the problems and the pain in order to be able to smile again is something that requires pacience and love. Above all, learning how to love herself because you can only love someone if you're complete, you can't expect that someone fixes you. Never really over starts the album with the idea of a dependent person, who is lost after a breakup. Katy needed the love and validation so when she hadn't it anymore, everything was senseless. Then the story continues when she tries to forget the problems with cry about it later. She realizes that it's okay to cry because it can heals you in teary eyes. Then she gets stronger by looking how far she has come with daisies and resilient. "It's not the end of the world, actually it's just the beggining." is a song as powerful as this phrase and it brings us to the part of the album when Katy find her smile back as the song theme of the album says. Now she is celebrating life with champagne problems, tucked and harleys in hawaii. She is free and can enjoy life. The album finishes with only love, which is what she needs the most (and now she has it). It's such an emotional song followed by what makes a woman. There it is Katheryn. What makes a woman is how strong you are. Congratulations.… Expand
  9. Effy89
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Just enjoyed cry about it later, Katy has to reinvent herself, try new things, explore more.
  10. vinianaconi
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is very cliché, Katy is in her comfort area, although some songs are good, the album does not present any kind of novelty!… Expand
  11. marisaia
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    I just listened to Smile again paying attention to EVERY detail and I can say that it is Katy's best album. She brought cohesive lyrics, a good message (ESPECIALLY FOR WHAT WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW) and the upbeating beats hiding the lyrics, perhaps the saddest that Miss Perry has ever done, fit into the "Sad Clown" concept that she has been talking about since the beginning.
    "She acts    I just listened to Smile again paying attention to EVERY detail and I can say that it is Katy's best album. She brought cohesive lyrics, a good message (ESPECIALLY FOR WHAT WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW) and the upbeating beats hiding the lyrics, perhaps the saddest that Miss Perry has ever done, fit into the "Sad Clown" concept that she has been talking about since the beginning.
    "She acts happy but she really is a sad clown"
    And the way she managed to bring the heaviest moment of her life in such a simple way is something we all should've been appreciating and talking about.    … Expand
  12. JSjdjklc
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    amo este album es una joya tiene me encantan todas las canciones y es arteeee
  13. vrjose25
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Her second best album (honourable mention to "Witness" --> I think I'm the only person in the world that loves that masterpiece). My top 3 is: 1. Teary Eyes
    2. Not the End of the World
    3. Cry About It Later
  14. Willia097
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melhor álbum sim! Katy obrigado por tudo, você é foda! Melhor álbum da carreira sim!… Expand
  15. Worldlukas
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this album! Cry about it later & Not the end of the world … Expand
  16. Zzx981
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    The fifth studio album Smile by Katy Perry is without doubt one the best pop album ever released this year along side Future Nostalgia.
    The cohesion of every song is groundbreaking!
  17. milenagmartins
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Katy, as usual, delivered a well-done, very well-written, produced album. But this one is more than special because it is about a real process of healing, the album starts with pain and it ends with self-worth, self recognition and care. She shared with us her life and her mind in the deepest way and did that trough great sounds, beats, lyrics, rhythm and melody. And it is impossible toKaty, as usual, delivered a well-done, very well-written, produced album. But this one is more than special because it is about a real process of healing, the album starts with pain and it ends with self-worth, self recognition and care. She shared with us her life and her mind in the deepest way and did that trough great sounds, beats, lyrics, rhythm and melody. And it is impossible to choose a favorite song, each one of them is perfect. She thaught us how to dance trough pain and search for healing.… Expand
  18. Adriangred
    Aug 29, 2020
    1
    Honestly not her best work.Only 2 likeable songs , the rest sound like fillers and it just doesn’t seem like she put that much effort into it.Plus let’s not talk about the lackluster cover.
  19. ualexrafael
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    So beautiful and authentic. Essential message about resilience. Dancing and contagious. There are no words to define Katy Perry's talent.
  20. AndyHo
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Finding some difficulties to understand such harsh reviews by the critics, also realising that most reviews are more focussed on comparing miss Perry Bloom to other female pop stars rather than focussing on reviewing the music.
    This is such a great pop album, I can even say almost on the same level of her sophomore album Teenage Dream.
    I have big hopes for this record to go well.
  21. witnessigor
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    perfeitoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  22. enriquediazok
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    It is the most incredible and profound album Katy has ever given us. Each song conveys something to you and provokes deep feelings. Without a doubt one of his best works.
  23. Starkiller90
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This New album is really cool and fun to listen to, I never tire of listening to it like the other tracks of Katy Perry
  24. pessoav
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. decepcionante, sem coesão, músicas parecem quem foram inseridas de forma avulsa.… Expand
  25. Brayan_2811
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    the best album of the year, katy is the best in this album, every song is getting better in the whole album
  26. Windsnowy
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Com toda magnitude, Katy Perry trouxe algo inesperado até mesmo pelos Fans, cada faixa é relevante, um pop perfection que gruda na cabeça e não sai mais!
  27. Guacar
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muy buena está muy estructurado es muy inovador habré toda las esprctati asta… Expand
  28. Gaiaaaaa
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This is absolutly the best album I've ever listened to.
    Katy Perry is flying Good job!
  29. larissaj
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muito dançante e fantástico fora do esperado mas superando as expectativas.… Expand
  30. chewyy
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    People trying to sabotage her smh she was the best rated album and it’s dropping the haters needa stop their nonsense this is pop perfection
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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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