Witness
by Katy Perry
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Jun 9, 2017
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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3037 Ratings

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  1. raya
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Katy impressed me again with this new album! She's become mature now as you can tell from her new songs. I feel like everyone can relate to at least one of the songs from this album, and mine is save as draft! Well done Katy!!
  2. Montje55
    Jun 10, 2017
    10
    This is the best album ever! Hey Hey Hey, Roulette, Witness and Bigger Than Me are the best songs on the album! There are many beautiful songs on it. The album is really worth the money!
  3. Lufe13
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Just another generic pop álbum. Is a bad mix of prism with teenage dream, where all the songs sound the same, and it seems that they were made with the same idea of ​​sound
  4. ReneeRenara
    Jun 9, 2017
    2
    A Fail, As a long term believer in Max Martin and a world-class production team, I am sad to announce that this album has made Katy Perry redundant in today's pop charts (this began with 'Rise').

    Every song on the album is too slow, doesn't cut to the chase, weak production and Katy Perry doesnt seem to believe the words she is singing. I was fearful after 'Rise', 'Chained to the    A Fail, As a long term believer in Max Martin and a world-class production team, I am sad to announce that this album has made Katy Perry redundant in today's pop charts (this began with 'Rise').

    Every song on the album is too slow, doesn't cut to the chase, weak production and Katy Perry doesnt seem to believe the words she is singing. I was fearful after 'Rise', 'Chained to the Rythm', 'Swish Swish' then 'Bon Appetit'; these songs seemed stupidly ignorant and unaware of what sells and gets plays on the charts. Not a good product.

    There are a couple of songs that may chart well around 20th-10th globally IF packaged well with a decent relevant video clip. Otherwise this is a bad egg.

    Sadly Katy Perry lost favour when she began parading as a social justice warrior, political activist and dare I say, stupid puppet. At this point its over for her career but I have seen miracles like jet fuel melting steel beams.

    Renee Renara    … Expand
  5. NewRomantic
    Jun 11, 2017
    0
    It's hurts me to say that Witness is just trash. There is absolutely no redeeming song on the album. It's messy, confusing and feels cheap. It's production quality is something you would expect from a music assignment of a year 10 student. It just feels wrong. She's not talented, she's not songstress.
  6. BobiSwiftie
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    I felt that the album is forgettable and no future hits but Witness and Déjà Vu are essential tracks and the rest are just fillers it supposed to be a purposeful pop but I didn't feel it.
  7. JohnnyMusical
    Jun 9, 2017
    5
    Three singles, swish swish, cttr and BA are three worst songs among all the singles produced by her. Some songs are good, like witness, but other songs are just bad, especially POWER. I have to admit that the instrument work is good. You gotta cost smt when you try to switch the style you get used to, however, it seems like Katy did not do well in this balance as she lost too much goodThree singles, swish swish, cttr and BA are three worst songs among all the singles produced by her. Some songs are good, like witness, but other songs are just bad, especially POWER. I have to admit that the instrument work is good. You gotta cost smt when you try to switch the style you get used to, however, it seems like Katy did not do well in this balance as she lost too much good things she used to have, like her vocal and inspiring emotions.… Expand
  8. kijajedo
    Jun 9, 2017
    1
    The biggest disappointment of 2017. What even make it worse, we waited 4 years for this crap? She should stop making music and... I don't know what. Plus, worst artwork ever.
  9. Jack_Hudson
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    The best katy Perry's album. This is the album of year 2017 and is the salvation to pop music in the world.
    This is a perfect album and it's better than all that we saw in the pop music.
  10. adyatmapiero
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    i think this is the best album she ever made sound different and refreshing my mind. thank you KP!!! and welcome back!!!! can't wait to see her tour in indonesia (even tho she's not make asia's legs yet) but i wish she will!!
  11. gu4stavo
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Amazing!
    Her best and bold album with such good messages and good tunes.
    Déjà Vu, Witness, Pendulum and Power are the best ones. Absolutely loved it.
  12. IGa
    Jun 26, 2017
    10
    I honestly don't know what the critics want from Katy Perry.

    When she set out to release genuinely pop albums, she did it well above average, and was criticized for that, because the critics wanted something a bit more innovative, they wanted her to get out of the comfort zone. As if the complete change of rock from "One Of The Boys" to the summer pop of "Teenage Dream" was not enough.    I honestly don't know what the critics want from Katy Perry.

    When she set out to release genuinely pop albums, she did it well above average, and was criticized for that, because the critics wanted something a bit more innovative, they wanted her to get out of the comfort zone. As if the complete change of rock from "One Of The Boys" to the summer pop of "Teenage Dream" was not enough. In addition, they begged something personal, as if making a personal album was a rule and not a proposal.

    So with "Witness," Katy Perry completely ran away from the pop that she presented before and made a most personal album than ever ... and the "specialized" critics continues to come up with precepts to judge him. "Witness" is a genuine album, not only for a political purpose, but also with the duty to present to the world another side of Katy Perry. With risky beats, powerful lyrics and vocals quite different from what we used to hear from Katy, this album is perhaps the most misunderstood triumph in pop history. Maybe Katy Perry is the most misunderstood pop star of current times.

    I think the critics would feel better if the album had that simple four-chord combination that repeats itself and a blasé lyrics about ex-boyfriends.    … Expand
  13. ATRLModneys
    Oct 4, 2018
    10
    A musical experience from start to finish. Fantastic lyrics. No song on that album is even close to being below an 8. Favorites: Power, Bon Appetit and Chained To The Rythm, which was the lead single and as always a massive success for Perry.
  14. AndyRyse
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    An awesome album her lyrics are so smart, 'Into Me See You', 'Witness', 'Dancing with the Devil, ought be singles. Great Katy!!! still hope the featuring with Rihanna and Madonna
  15. Anfer1302
    Jun 24, 2017
    10
    Witness, hemos esperado cuatro largos años por ti... En mi opinión, Katy P. Nos ha dado un álbum de calidad en 9 de 10, tiene letras muy profundas aunque algunas no tanto, sus melodías son perfectas en cada canción, sin duda será uno de los Nominados en los Grammy 2018.
  16. juniorjemerson
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An amazing comeback. It can not have bad reviews. Just envy or spite.
    You have to be objective and listen to every song and know that it is a work of art.    … Expand
  17. AlyDelRey
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    The album is very good. To the songs with a calm voice and a contagious beat. Taking the listener, to feel several emotions in a single song, that is the legal one. Those songs with a very calm or sad voice and an exciting beat. I loved this new era different from Katy, it shows her change from venturing without fear.
  18. Nonickkj
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Um álbum inovador! Maravilhoso com musicas maravilhosas. Não entendo o porque de tanta negatividade pra cima de "Witness"! AS MUSICAS SÃO MUITOS BOAS! Um dos meus álbuns preferidos! Katy Perry sempre surpreendendo. Uma artista maravilhosa!
  19. Wjr012
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Its a great Álbum, this álbum is dark, is dance , is awesome. In my opinion this is The best álbum of Katy Perry. My favorites songs is Déjà vu, witness and hey hey hey .
  20. ItaloGalileu2
    Jun 10, 2017
    10
    Her best album since Teenage Dream, she was reinvented but teenage dream still her escential album in her carreer, deserves more score on metacritic :/
  21. jesusm1810
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    An amazing album, excellent production and beatiful lyrics!!!! Finally a different katy... Power, Tsunami, Roulette, Witness and Miss you more the best songs of the album. And dont fogert to hear Dancing with the devil in the deluxe edition.
  22. carl0_93
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    I loved this album, why? because I felt so powerful after listened, exactly how she said in an interview.
    Witness is a different type of album, I think that she finally could grow up as an artist.
  23. VictorDuarte
    Jun 9, 2017
    8
    It's not the masterpiece I expected after three years with nothing new, but it's a good album
    Best tracks: WITNESS, ROULETTE, SWISH SWISH, CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM, SAVE AS DRAFT and INTO ME YOU SEE.
    Worst: TSUNAMI and POWER.
  24. Chris_51501
    Jun 9, 2017
    8
    Katy Perry has FINALLY returned with a great, but not fantastic album. While the music on the whole is very well produced and written, it never fully reaches the heights of her record-breaking "Teenage Dream". The songs are extremely unique from anything she's ever done before, but that's both a positive and negative. While the songs are perfect by themselves, they don't fully mesh well toKaty Perry has FINALLY returned with a great, but not fantastic album. While the music on the whole is very well produced and written, it never fully reaches the heights of her record-breaking "Teenage Dream". The songs are extremely unique from anything she's ever done before, but that's both a positive and negative. While the songs are perfect by themselves, they don't fully mesh well to form a cohesive album. It's as if Katy wrote 3 different albums and combined them to form one. The content of the album is still supreme though. Deja Vu and Power are definitely two of the strongest songs she has ever released. While they are well written, the production of pushes the songs to unreached heights. Deja Vu sounds like a 90's dance club jam cranked up in intensity, while Power is a powerful, feminist song that suprisingly meshes psychedelic rock with EDM vibes to create the best song on the entire album. Meanwhile, songs such as Witness, Pendulum, Into Me You See, and Swish Swish, stand out among the rest of the field. Despite a few misfires (Bon Appetit, Roulette), the album on the whole is a worthy successor to her previous work. While it may not be her best album, WITNESS stands out as Katy's most diverse work yet and I personally can't wait to see what she does with it.… Expand
  25. YanaMerkulova
    Jun 17, 2017
    10
    This is the best album this year! Katy Perry voice is just superb! All the songs in the album are different, they want to come back all the time! Perhaps this is the best work!
  26. Milkovich21
    Jun 22, 2017
    10
    Katy, eu te imploro pra parar de pisar nesses merdas desses críticos. Conseguiu trazer um dos melhores álbuns da carreira e do ano e esses lixosos insistem em te perseguir. Simplesmente uma obra-prima.
  27. Marco20091998
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    Katy Perry quiso hacer un Joanne, pero sólo logró avergonzarse. Witness no logra ni tocar los talones de Joanne. Me atrevería a decir que quiso hacer una mezcla entre ARTPOP y Joanne teniendo como resultado una asquerosa mezcla de canciones sin pulir que parecen los primeros demos que fueron grabados. Una decepción total. Witness The Tour está siendo todo un fracaso como lo es su disco,Katy Perry quiso hacer un Joanne, pero sólo logró avergonzarse. Witness no logra ni tocar los talones de Joanne. Me atrevería a decir que quiso hacer una mezcla entre ARTPOP y Joanne teniendo como resultado una asquerosa mezcla de canciones sin pulir que parecen los primeros demos que fueron grabados. Una decepción total. Witness The Tour está siendo todo un fracaso como lo es su disco, pues a más de dos semanas de la puesta a la venta de las entradas, hay recintos con 50% de capacidad restante todavía. Una verdadera pena esta era. Katy pasó de estar en su punto más alto con Prism para ahora estar en los suelos, en el olvido y en el fracaso,… Expand
  28. LIPESMartins
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    [!!!!] recordes e feitos do g-dragon em menos de 24 horas
    - artista asiático com mais #1's ao redor do mundo, totalizando até agora 41 países, batendo o recorde do BTS e do BIGBANG
    - entrou para lista dos únicos artistas asiáticos a terem #1 no itunes US albums, sendo segundo a conseguir tal feito - #1 no itunes mundial, sendo o primeiro solista a fazer isso - 3 milhões de    [!!!!] recordes e feitos do g-dragon em menos de 24 horas
    - artista asiático com mais #1's ao redor do mundo, totalizando até agora 41 países, batendo o recorde do BTS e do BIGBANG
    - entrou para lista dos únicos artistas asiáticos a terem #1 no itunes US albums, sendo segundo a conseguir tal feito
    - #1 no itunes mundial, sendo o primeiro solista a fazer isso
    - 3 milhões de visualizações em 11 horas de lançamento
    - em 11 horas de lançamento, já se tornou o vídeo mais visto da semana no QQ Music
    - KWON JIYONG já vendeu mais de 750 mil cópias na China, sendo o #8 álbum mais vendido na plataforma (até agora)
    - "Ultitled, 2014" pegou certificado real-time all kill na primeira atualização
    - TODAS as músicas estão no top 5 do MelOn
    - "Untitled, 2014" debutou no MelOn dando um roof    … Expand
  29. ohnoskellitanz
    Jun 9, 2017
    9
    People that think this album is mediocre need to listen to it a few more times. Trust me, I had to do that too before I could appreciate the album as it actually is.
    It's definitely not what I expected from Katy but it's a really good album with most songs being absolute bangers and others being... well, pretty bad. That's why I'm giving the album an 8/10.
    For a track by track review:    People that think this album is mediocre need to listen to it a few more times. Trust me, I had to do that too before I could appreciate the album as it actually is.
    It's definitely not what I expected from Katy but it's a really good album with most songs being absolute bangers and others being... well, pretty bad. That's why I'm giving the album an 8/10.
    For a track by track review:
    Witness: 8/10
    Hey Hey Hey: 8/10
    Roulette: 6/10
    Swish Swish: 8.5/10
    Déjà Vù: 8/10
    Power: 8.5/10
    Mind Maze: 2/10
    Chained to The Rhythm: 8/10
    Tsunami: 5/10
    Bon Appétit: 7.5/10
    Bigger Than Me: 6/10
    Save As Draft: 7.5/10
    Pendulum: 8/10
    Into Me You See: 5/10    … Expand
  30. estevaamlucas
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    It's an amazing record and so different from all the others pop records that already came out. Katy did her best in this new phase and I'm so proud of her. She proves that she's a incredible and original artist, such a masterpiece of our generation. I've been witnessing her journey through these years and I'll always do. Love you, Katy!
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 13, 2020
    75
    While it's certainly missing any form of coherency, Witness does feel like you're growing with Perry - going on this journey that's helped her find new ground and a reinvigorated appreciation for all walks of the pop music spectrum.
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  2. Prefix Magazine
    Jul 6, 2017
    70
    While she may have slipped down the pecking order, Witness proves she’s still a more interesting pop star than she’s often given credit for.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    Jun 28, 2017
    50
    It’s a real shame Witness has come out as a bit of a disjointed mess, as there’s a decent record somewhere in there, but it gets lost in the fog of endless guest productions and co-writes that miss the point entirely.
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