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. PotterheadGleek
    Jun 9, 2017
    8
    This is probably her best album. I think that the songs are incredible and I don't know how she put her singles in there the mixing is just great, but the lyrics are amazing.
  2. LucasFerreira
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    For me, one of the best albums of 2017, no doubt. Witness is an album totally unlike anything she's ever done. Katy deserves much applause for such a wonderful job.
  3. Dyb927
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Amazing album. May not any memorable hits (yet) but it is still amazing and I have high hopes for Katy's new album.
    Personal Favorites Include: Tsunami, Hey Hey Hey, Chained To The Rhythm, Deja Vu, Bon Appetit, Roulette
  4. mrwaldorf
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Melhor álbum da carreira, Roulette e Bigger Than Me melhor músicas da discografia sem duvida, mostrou que amadureceu muito dos últimos álbuns e tem sido incrível comparar a era!
  5. pedro_hnq
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Katy proved more mature and spontaneous, it's not like her predecessor albums that comes with smash hits but we show her deeper side
    The featured tracks are Power, Miss You More and Pendulum
  6. oranges
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    This is perhaps the most personal and mature album Katy has put out to date. Her sound has grown and evolved, and in WITNESS she is pushing the boundaries and trying something new. Luckily for her, it pays off with standout successes including the title track, "Witness," the catchy, "Hey Hey Hey," and what will likely be the most talked about song on the album, "Pendulum." There are veryThis is perhaps the most personal and mature album Katy has put out to date. Her sound has grown and evolved, and in WITNESS she is pushing the boundaries and trying something new. Luckily for her, it pays off with standout successes including the title track, "Witness," the catchy, "Hey Hey Hey," and what will likely be the most talked about song on the album, "Pendulum." There are very few, if any, weak spots on the album and all together it is one of the most cohesive collection of songs she's put out in her career.… Expand
  7. KatherybHataway
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Of course one of the best releases of the year, maybe the best of the year! Katy did something new with this album, I love how Witness has different vibes, like dark and sad vibes in some songs but light vibes in other songs. Probably one of the highlights of Witness is the production of the songs, the beats are really amazing and it's fantastic the way Katy explores her voice, especiallyOf course one of the best releases of the year, maybe the best of the year! Katy did something new with this album, I love how Witness has different vibes, like dark and sad vibes in some songs but light vibes in other songs. Probably one of the highlights of Witness is the production of the songs, the beats are really amazing and it's fantastic the way Katy explores her voice, especially in some songs like Into Me You See and Tsunami her voice is so beautiful. And songs like Pendulum, Dancing With The Devil and Deja Vu are wonderful. Katy is proving she has matured and evolves as artist, she deserves more recognition for her work and if there are bad reviews are from haters who probably haven't even listened to the album or secretly loved it but didn't admit it.… Expand
  8. PopATRL
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Pop’s Review of Katy Perry’s WITNESS

    WITNESS: I already heard this song as a demo a year ago and it still sounds like an early 00s Madonna B-side. And for Katy, that’s a big success because usually she floats in Rebecca Black territory. The whistles in the end sound pathetic. 5/10 Hey Hey Hey: Everything about this song (including the title) sends me cringing into oblivion. Katy is    Pop’s Review of Katy Perry’s WITNESS

    WITNESS: I already heard this song as a demo a year ago and it still sounds like an early 00s Madonna B-side. And for Katy, that’s a big success because usually she floats in Rebecca Black territory. The whistles in the end sound pathetic. 5/10

    Hey Hey Hey: Everything about this song (including the title) sends me cringing into oblivion. Katy is well known for her horrible nursery rhyme lyrics, but the chorus to this abomination takes it to another level of lyrical immaturity. She needs to have her KCA taken away for that “chubby little wallet” bridge because that’s offensive even to her 8 year old fans, if there are any of them left nowadays. 0/10

    Roulette: This one sounds like something that wouldn’t make the cut to Britney’s Femme Fatale album. Katy sounds sedated and bored… and so am I. 2/10

    Swish Swish: Kopy Pasty strikes again as she blatantly steals the Truffle Butter beat and sticks some embarrassingly ironic lyrics about how she’s bigger and better than Taylor on top of that stolen beat. A failed attempt at reigniting the years old feud that Taylor Swift already won. Nicki’s verse is tolerable. 4/10

    Déjà vu: “You suck my soul up in a vacuum”. Enough said. The beat is nice, I guess, but Katy’s lyrics are worse than Chinese water torture. 4/10

    Power: The songs are really starting to blend in at this point. The beats are all the same and all the songs are mastered to be too bassy and it’s extremely grating to the ears, especially in combination with Katy’s nails on a chalkboard vocals. I’ve heard more interesting elevator music than this song. 0/10

    Mind Maze: “I’m losing all direction” is the opening line to this song and I think it’s the perfect way to describe everything about this album. This is what happens when you buy your own shtick. Katy Perry trying to be deep is like McDonalds trying to sell gourmet food. It’s just NOT going to happen. This one is less annoying than the one before. 2/10

    Miss You More: Time for a generic ballad, I guess. There’s absolutely nothing memorable about this, but it doesn’t make me want to pour liquid metal into my earsockets like some of the previous tracks so I guess that’s good. 3/10

    Chained To The Rhythm: What people thought was a quick little buzz single turned out to be the albums best song. Sad. 6/10

    Tsunami: Katy has a problem with big sounding song titles (Tsunami, Roar, Power) that end up being less exciting than a rerun of a badminton match. This song came and went and I felt nothing. Absolutely devoid of any substance, 100% filler. 1/10

    Bon Appetit: Much has already been said about how awkward and gross sounding this song is. My guess is that Katy thought this would be the Dark Horse of the era. Good thing the public taste has evolved since 2013 and refused a serving of this rotten meal. The last chorus has a little bit of oomph and for that I give it 2/10

    Bigger Than Me: Jesus Christ, how long is this album? I feel like I’ve already heard this song 5 times since I pressed play. At this point I’m 98% sure that Hey Hey Hey, Roulette, Déjà vu, Power, Tsunami and this are the same song sung in a different key. ENOUGH ALREADY 1/10

    Save As Draft: Time for another generic ballad. This one is worse than the first one. 2/10

    Pendulum: This is Katy Perry trying to serve some soul into a song, which is a commendable attempt but it’s sadly just an attempt. By the time the chorus hits, we go back to nursery rhyme teas and the awful production takes the song back into generic filler material. 4/10

    Into Me You See: The album finally ends with ballad #3. This one is kind of soft and tolerable. It reminds me of something you would hear in Frozen or another children’s movie soundtrack. An uneventful ending to an uneventful album. 5/10

    Conclusion: Katy Perry proves what we’ve always known was true. She has no talent, she has no vision and she has no value as an artist. Now that Capitol’s payola machine can’t even save her and she’s approaching middle-aged woman territory, she’s going to be put in the same discontinued aisle as Paula Abdul.

    WITNESS Overall score: 1/10    … Expand
  9. Oshyro
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Maravilhoso album, a evolução musical do Prism para o Witness foi gigantesca, pode-se perceber o amadurecimento da artista, com esse novo trabalho.
    Musicas com sonoridade unica e letras fortes!
  10. najetidarraga
    Jun 9, 2017
    9
    Experimentó con nuevos sonidos, se reinventó en este álbum y es algo para rescatar, las canciones inspiran, esto es lo que debe hacer un artista, asombroso su trabajo se atrevió a lanzarse en contra de lo que todos esperaban
  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. Taq32
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Maybe this is the best Katy Perry's album, the vocals, the rhythm, the complete album is perfect, she know make her fans so good, the album have dancing songs to really sad and nostalgic songs.
  13. mateofalconvale
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Her best alum since Teenage Dream, she was reinvented but teenage dream still her escential album in her carreer, deserves more score on metacritic, critics who was reviewing bad this aalbum can kiss my ass :*
  14. josecab1998
    Jun 9, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really thought that it will be the first complete album that i will love of Katy perry but... toooo much auto-tune in some song, and in other songs the verses are good but suddenly the chorus appears and it sucks... I only like 6 songs... PRISM still the jewel of katy perry...… Expand
  15. artje_
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Her best album to date! They're all bops & single-worthy!!! Only one or two fillers of the 17 songs!
    My favouties are: Witness, Hey Hey Hey, Roulette, Bigger Than Me, Power
  16. 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
  17. Micaelylaila
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    This album it's so good, it's not better than prism but i loved because the music is so inspirator and the music's its so different than I have listened
  18. 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!
  19. nels64
    Jun 9, 2017
    3
    Okay how are so many people giving this a 10. Also a "comeback"? where did Katy Perry go? I don't recall her leaving. I'm sorry but this album is awful from start to finish. You can tell her previous work was heavily co-authored by Dr. Luke. I don't know how her first two albums have such low scores. They were thoroughly enjoyable, but this album is quite terrible. Every song sounds theOkay how are so many people giving this a 10. Also a "comeback"? where did Katy Perry go? I don't recall her leaving. I'm sorry but this album is awful from start to finish. You can tell her previous work was heavily co-authored by Dr. Luke. I don't know how her first two albums have such low scores. They were thoroughly enjoyable, but this album is quite terrible. Every song sounds the same. They're overproduced but at the same time unfinished. The direction is all over the place and the lyrics are borderline ridiculous.… Expand
  20. RiccardoGalan
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    An amazing album. Witness is not her best album but is really good, i love it.
    Katy Perry is the queen of pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop
  21. masterky
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Gran disco! Siempre mostrando evolución en cada uno de sus trabajos. Excelente trabajo de letras y producción.
    Destaques: Chained To The Rhythm, Swish Swish, Pendulum, Witness y Save As Draft.
  22. TheCrit
    Jun 9, 2017
    8
    The album we take there is a surface we look for, however, it does not keep us in it. Katy has all the tools to do a great job but does not seem to use them.
  23. vgmkyle
    Jun 9, 2017
    2
    What can I say, for the first time as a fan I'm pretty disappointed. The writing isn't nearly as good as Prism, it's not as sexy as Teenage Dream. If anything the album art lets you know how weird it is in advance. :(
  24. Leticiagatti12
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Perfect in every detail.
    Congratulations Katy, you deserve all the best ❤️❤️❤️
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  25. SandrHenrique
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best career album, KATY GROWTH, a powerful woman, I am a witness
    The best bl of 20 17,and the best album of Katy Perry,Katy is so talent.My favorites songs is Dejavu,Power,Hey Hey Hey,Pendulum and Chained To The Rhythm.    … Expand
  26. luixhlima
    Jun 9, 2017
    3
    She grow up as an artist but, she keeps with the same despair to get a #1 hit single, so this era are so messed up. Generic songs & bad sounds. Excited for KP5.
  27. axcelbravo
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    This album is really amazing. The production is very next level and her vocals take you to another place. Great album for Katy! The highlight off the album are Witness, Hey Hey Hey, Power, Tsunami, Save As Draft and Into Me You See, this last one is an increbie ballad that show us how vulnerable Katy is.
  28. juniorsantos12
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    Simplesmente maravilhoso, excelente álbum.

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  29. santytimaure
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    The best Katy's album, I dont know why have yellow if is the best record of the year, KATY QUEEN and don't need a Green review but, to me needs more than a 50
  30. FernandoAcevedo
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    The best album of the history.
    Although the chosen singles were not the best, it does not take away that the album is perfect
    Taylor is over party jajaja
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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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