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

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3037 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 2,112 out of 3037
  2. Mixed: 289 out of 3037
  3. Negative: 636 out of 3037
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  1. Adriano34
    Aug 11, 2018
    10
    in this album katy shows that she really is the queen of pop and that she is always innovating
  2. alexfurler09
    Feb 11, 2018
    10
    Katy Perry comes with pure lyrics, new sounds, great voice and a beatiful topic; this album is amazing and one of the best from her carrer
  3. whinicius1
    May 16, 2019
    10
    Katy show's how make a smart pop album without cliches and polemics using others artist's names.
  4. Retle65
    Feb 18, 2018
    5
    Song by Song Review

    Witness: This is probably the most confusing song on this album. 4/10 Hey Hey Hey: Generic Female Empowerment Anthem 6/10 Roulette: Electric Fuel That Fuels My Anger Of This Album 8/10 Swish Swish: I hate taylor, but this is horrible 3/10 Deja Vu: Meh 6/10 Power: Slightly better than chained to the rhythm SIGHTLY 5/10 Mind Maze: Noise 6/10 Miss You    Song by Song Review

    Witness: This is probably the most confusing song on this album.
    4/10
    Hey Hey Hey: Generic Female Empowerment Anthem
    6/10
    Roulette: Electric Fuel That Fuels My Anger Of This Album
    8/10
    Swish Swish: I hate taylor, but this is horrible
    3/10
    Deja Vu: Meh
    6/10
    Power: Slightly better than chained to the rhythm SIGHTLY
    5/10
    Mind Maze: Noise
    6/10
    Miss You More: I miss the prism days
    3/10
    Chained To The Rhythm: -
    1/10
    Tsunami: This Song Has A Good Rhythm, but **** lyrics
    7/10
    Bon Appetit: Katy, no. Migos, rap proprely
    4/10
    Bigger Than Me: Decent Job
    5/10
    Save As Draft: Okay, good
    8/10
    Pendulum: I can't wait for this album to end
    3/10
    Into Me You See: Into Me You See that katy is running out of song lyrics
    4/10
    Act My Age: Why did I bought the deluxe version
    5/10
    Dance With The Devil: Kill me.
    3/10

    Not that bad, not good at all

    FINAL RATING: 5/10

    Worse Than Prism.    … Expand
  5. JosuePool
    Feb 23, 2018
    10
    Este álbum demuestra la madurez de Katy Perry demostrando que ella se reinventa y no se estanca en solo sonidos iguales a sus anteriores trabajos.
    Witness da un concepto de superación y autoestima que cada uno debe seguir y luchar por ellos.
    Lastimosamente no fue tomado muy bien por los críticos, ella se merece aun mas.
  6. prestonhung
    Apr 1, 2019
    6
    'Witness' is a fun collection of pop music but is somewhat flawed due to a lack of quality songwriting and production in some tracks.
    Strongest Tracks: "Witness", "Roulette", "Swish Swish", "Deja Vu", "Power", "Miss You More", "Tsunami"
    Weakest Tracks: "Hey Hey Hey", "Save As Draft"
  7. MusiCriticPerry
    Feb 24, 2018
    10
    This is such a great album! These critics are wrong and delusional! I absolutely LOVED the album, go Katy Perry! I am truly WITNESSING your best work
  8. chainedperry
    Feb 24, 2018
    10
    THE BEST ALBUM OF 2017! I am truly amazing how good the songs are! Katy Perry outdid herself again and I am very pleased! Thank you for this great album, I will be listening everyday
  9. leostarboy
    Sep 9, 2020
    5
    Perry takes a step back, she seems to be experimenting but something definitely went wrong. Perhaps the cliché and hideous production of the middle of the album or perhaps the unnecessary childish essence that is characteristic of her. On the other hand, songs like "Chained to the Rhythm" make us forget those bad (quite a few) moments on the album.
  10. MilesW1998
    Feb 26, 2018
    4
    Witness is a down-trodden, weak pop record that stands as a major blemish in Katy's discography. It tries to be empowering and woke, but ends up failing for Katy, as she sacrifices personalty with generic lyrics and production.

    Best: Witness, Hey Hey Hey, Pendulum, Swish Swish, Roulette

    Worst: Bon Appetit, Chained To The Rhythm, Mind Maze, Into Me You See, Save As Draft
  11. keshasparty
    Mar 4, 2018
    0
    Witness is an album full of bizarre choices that result in countless boring songs.
  12. Morguein
    Mar 6, 2018
    3
    Sobre producción, bases electrónicas mal cantadas y elaboradas.... Poco mas se puede decir.

    -Se salvan: Witness, Chained to the rhythm.
  13. SamV1sion
    Mar 8, 2018
    3
    There are hardly any memorable songs and the only ones that are memorable are the singles so the rest of the album is pretty much filler.
  14. witnesserr
    Mar 14, 2018
    10
    AMAZING ALBUM!!! People giving the album low/negative reviews just don't have a good taste in music. You should go buy this. One of Katy Perry's best albums!!!!
  15. anacritic
    Mar 16, 2018
    0
    this album is truly a joke katy is truly an artist that can't make a good album though her career honestly this is such a disappointing album for some of her fans and people that like her
  16. ordePGamerSilva
    May 20, 2020
    10
    One of the best albums of 2017, but unfairly criticized, I confess that the tracks Witness and Pendulum won me first! Most of the songs i only managed to get attached to after listening more carefully. Witness is definitely iconic!
  17. giliardynery
    Dec 12, 2019
    9
    Um álbum injustiçado pelo público, não entendo o motivo de tanto ódio com essa era. A única faixa que não me desceu foi "mind maze", gosto bastante da letra porque fala sobre saúde mental, mas não da produção. Pendulum é o auge do álbum, amo a letra, produção, os vocais e o coral fundo.
  18. guerra_garcia13
    Apr 30, 2018
    10
    good rhythms, good lyrics and exquisite content, it's worth it.
    This work is appreciated, because in each song, you can find a different story. Personally, I think Katy Perry made an effort to give us art
  19. gabrielcipriano
    May 5, 2018
    8
    Katy Perry really surprised with this album, the critics are giant and ever bigger and with "higher" tone of voice, feminism talking loudly and its shifting of tones from one song to another was more and more incredible! But he sinned in some productions including his band, music that does not have Max Martin as his production are totally messed up and it seems that did not please theKaty Perry really surprised with this album, the critics are giant and ever bigger and with "higher" tone of voice, feminism talking loudly and its shifting of tones from one song to another was more and more incredible! But he sinned in some productions including his band, music that does not have Max Martin as his production are totally messed up and it seems that did not please the sound of the album. The famous chewing gum musts what was already expected happened, the singer made a critique on how much people dance!… Expand
  20. Nazarios_gus08
    Aug 28, 2020
    7
    Apesar de ser um disco bem controverso, ele traz diversas sonoridades marcantes. É um dos melhores de 2017.
  21. dathoangtu
    May 27, 2018
    10
    Beautiful, good and cheerful music. So pure
  22. notAvillan
    Jul 14, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's mediocre. Chained To The Rhythm, Power, and Witness are all high points of this record with how bold, catchy, and personal songs all these three songs are. Swish Swish was alright (I do like the groove and the Nicki feature), Bon Appetite is rather a guilty pleasure, and Tsunami was pretty neat, but then the album takes a nose dive. Hey Hey Hey has cringy lyrics and tries so hard to have an alt pop and dream pop kind of sound but fails. Mind Maze while being unique and different, the autotune is a major turnoff. The rest of the album is forgettable, yes even the ballads, and tries way to hard to be woke.… Expand
  23. Bishoppp
    Jun 27, 2018
    0
    um lixo, um verdadeiro lixo, forçou tanto que saiu essa merda aí e por isso flopou. Tenho é dó da gravadora dela que vai ter que arcar com os prejuízos desse fracasso por descuidado
  24. Nazario08
    Aug 26, 2018
    8
    Um álbum realmente muito bom, infelizmente só consegue ser entendido por pessoas inteligentes, por isso foi tão odiado. Mind Maze, Bonna Petit e Hey Hey Hey são as mais ruinzinhas. O resto é ótimo!
  25. israelribeiro
    Jul 3, 2018
    10
    i love this album, very conceptual, i really am in love.
    katy this from congratulations.
  26. perryprismm
    Jul 4, 2018
    10
    Um álbum que mostra uma outra face da popstar que com tanto pouco tempo de carreira conseguiu feitos inimagináveis para uma iniciante.
    Em 'witness' Katy Perry desmonta a imagem da hitmaker de eras passadas e nos mostra sua face mais humana, outro aspecto interessante é sua posição política, algo que vemos com clareza nas faixas 'chained to the rhythm' e 'bigger than me'.
  27. asdarylfghjkl
    Jul 8, 2018
    10
    This album did not deserve all the low scores! It's Katy's best album so far and people should listen to it more, not just on the first few listen to it because the more you listen to the album, the more you appreciate it.
  28. AldoJDC97
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Experimental and dareful, underrated but really mature, every step is to better
  29. katysmeower
    Jul 14, 2018
    10
    The world went through a lot of evolutions, and so did Katy Perry. She's not afraid of trying different things other than her previous works, both sonically and lyrically. Especially, the lyrics this time are well positioned, and the messages she wants to deliver in each song really represent her purposeful pop. For me, there's no skip on this record, as it moves the listeners smoothlyThe world went through a lot of evolutions, and so did Katy Perry. She's not afraid of trying different things other than her previous works, both sonically and lyrically. Especially, the lyrics this time are well positioned, and the messages she wants to deliver in each song really represent her purposeful pop. For me, there's no skip on this record, as it moves the listeners smoothly from one song to another. This record should at least receive 9/10 points (if not 10/10) in my humble opinion. Looking forward for her next work #KP5.… Expand
  30. sacf11
    Jul 21, 2018
    10
    Un álbum lleno de una madurez única en una artista como Katy Perry, increíblemente este álbum ha definido gran parte de mi día a día
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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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