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. Segundoleo26
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Katy Perry’s bubbly, cliché-ridden pop feels especially unsuited for life in a pandemic. But despite all her garbled platitudes, she remains a master at executing chart-topping formulas.… Expand
  2. KatyPerryIsOver
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Fracasso mundial, sem Dr Luke essa mulher não é ninguém. Não há nenhum hit no álbum, tudo soa como a mesma canção, produções fracas, letras sem sentido. Fracasso total!
  3. MadonnaFan
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Weak album, incoherent lyrics, disjointed and predictable production, that's why this woman has no relevance since 2014, she got lost in her own greed.
  4. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Perfectly disappointing in every way possible. Katy Perry an artist very proficient in delivering hits&marketing fails to make a splash. The album barely got promoted as if it's indicative of lack of faith. Aesthetically it's extremly underwhelming, i cannot wrap my head around the relevance of the clown concept,what is happening here?

    Hinting to be a return to form with the    Perfectly disappointing in every way possible. Katy Perry an artist very proficient in delivering hits&marketing fails to make a splash. The album barely got promoted as if it's indicative of lack of faith. Aesthetically it's extremly underwhelming, i cannot wrap my head around the relevance of the clown concept,what is happening here?

    Hinting to be a return to form with the misleadingly good lead single "never really over " or the palatable "daisies" and "Harleys in Hawaii " but otherwise every other effort is grating to a point of being annoying.

    Gone are the highlights of previous hits, here she's introspective and boring. Stripped of the risk and brazen sensuality of previous Katy staples.    … Expand
  5. nuwang
    Sep 6, 2020
    0
    这是我听过的最糟糕的专辑。我不认识凯蒂·佩里。凯蒂·佩里 发生了什么，但是无论发生什么都一定破坏了她的创造力。即使是八月份发行，这也是2020年最糟糕的专辑，我讨厌它。她曾经是2010年的出色流行歌星，但她失去了魔力 。在排行榜上也表现不佳哈哈哈！
  6. taniaRan
    Sep 9, 2020
    0
    The same pop style since 2010, she is 30+, she needs to grow up and change everything if she wants to continue.
  7. anapopescu
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    This album was a big disappointment, especially coming from Katy Perry who has had at least some deep cuts on all her albums but somehow fails to deliver this time.
  8. Prisila
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Essa mulher não tem talento algum, sem Dr Luke ela não é ninguem, esse album soa como sobras da Rita Ora ou alguem do tipo. Lixo total! Lixo! Lixo!
  9. Rumours
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    This album is really bad, it's a turd, i wanna clean my ears omg... Damn Katy what are u doin'?
  10. cuzinho1
    Mar 19, 2021
    0
    leans on tired cliché and outdated dance-lite production.
    leans on tired cliché and outdated dance-lite production.
    leans on tired cliché and outdated dance-lite production.
  11. BillboardPH
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Funniest pandemic record ever. Hands down. Katy never failed us to disappoint us.
  12. leinavk
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    It's not even that the songs are bad, it's worse than that: they are largely forgettable. Gone are the concise couplets and hooks catchier than a rash, replaced by mediocre knockoffs.
  13. Ayesha_
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    The worst album of 2020.its like a child wrote this album for fun and it's not even fun. There is not a single good song in it. I like other albums of katy but this was a disaster!
  14. lukascabahug
    Aug 29, 2020
    3
    A very bland and typical pop album. Sounds like a generic target ad commercial. There are a few interesting lyrics and solid bangers, but they are spread too thin to save this album. It looks like Katy's career is coming to its end
  15. frockwell
    Nov 11, 2021
    0
    One of the worst albums of all time. Mediocre, boring, horrible production and childish lyricism.
  16. nazrielham
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    her previous work which is Teenage Dream and Prism is amazing but now her new album is sound generic and sound the same. not worth to listen it
  17. alexsilvabsts
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O álbum relembra os trabalhos iniciais de Katy, mais de uma forma negativa, creio que agradou fãs antigos, mais para o público atual a sonoridade não ficou boa.… Expand
  18. manriquemendes
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Todo suena igual, no hay na nada nuevo innovador Los álbumes sacados este año a año son mucho mejores… Expand
  19. CristhianDolfer
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Smile is not even close of what a good and cohesive album is. Katy is an AMAZING person, but this work she put together isn’t enough to be called an average record.
  20. minham
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    VAI SER DIFÍCIL SE REERGUER NA MESMICE, ESSE ÁLBUM É HORRÍVEL COMO TUDO QUE ELA FAZ.
    PIOR ÁLBUM DO ANO!
  21. deadmouse5
    Aug 29, 2020
    3
    un album muy flojo por parte de katy desfortunadamente se encuenta encapsulada en los mismos ritmos iguales a los escuchados en witness y tal cual como paso con ese album pasa sin pena ni gloria
  22. Raulenxio14
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Too basic, she just can’t surpass over teenage dream, and this album is not exception.… Expand
  23. Woapoom
    Aug 29, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Regresa a la "repostería pop industrial", sin dar nada más a su carrera y a la música, su único logro satisfacer a sus seguidores asentados. Fácil de olvidar.… Expand
  24. Gmm6001
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bored like her life and... Realmente esperaba mucho de Katy Perry pero lamentablemente solo fue unos cuantos hits wonder… Expand
  25. LohrtonFerell
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    gegegegegegegegegegegegegegegegeheididkfofofovoifdugwyeeyie9r0e971uwhejdjdjffjjfjfjfdjdksksjdjdjdjdififififjfsjksod
  26. Marco1998
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Parece mais do mesmo, escutando NRO pela primeira vez parece legal, mas depois o álbum todo soa repetitivo e chato.
  27. thehonesty
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Another **** album. I got bored.. Katy Perry needs to reinvent herself and find her true sound.
  28. Diogosodi
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Album não coeso, as músicas genéricas e bobas de sempre, fez uma "lavagem" e juntou tudo!
  29. zMayconp
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    The album itself just really sucks, the best tracks, if you can call them that, are the ones already released ages before the album So there's nothing new and interesting about it, no reason to seek the complete, and traumatic, album experience
  30. xoGabexo
    Aug 29, 2020
    3
    It’s nothing new. Basic Popmusic. At least „Not the end of the world“ is great.
  31. whishyie
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This album is so powerful and beautiful but this album haves lots of old song released in 2019 , I love this album
  32. Navi16
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No es relevante y aparte es un poco de lo mismo. Desilusion de no querer trabajar bien… Expand
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    Aug 29, 2020
    0
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  34. Babylittle123
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Álbum horrível e de péssima sonoridade, falta coesão parecendo mais que ela juntou músicas descartadas de eras antigas e tentou jogar tudo em um único álbum.
  35. AdamRiver96
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    A failure of an album. An empty, lifeless popstar that tried her best to recreate her magnum opus - Teenage Dream, but fell flat on her face.
  36. DannBoy
    May 15, 2021
    1
    Es como si Katy no aprendiera la lección y decidiera no crecer artísticamente, almenos en el ámbito musical
  37. AndreVou
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a great album, the songs comply with the message of the album name but are not attractive enough for the public's ear, Katy Perry returned to her old rhythms but several of the songs used many samples from others… Expand
  38. HeitorB
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Generic music, i hate this. Katy Perry needs to other direction in the carrer.
  39. celary
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Nem daria pra chamar de álbum, na verdade Smile não passa de um amontoado de faixas que foram coladas e disfarçadas sobre um suposto conceito de "sad clown". Liricamente é uma vergonha, com frases vazias e rasas, entretanto já era esperado vindo de Katy Perry.
  40. Lazlo1
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    He sido un gran fan de Katy Perry desde hace mucho tiempo. Cuando comenzó a lanzar música a principios de la década sabía que llegaría alto, y creo que se ha ganado con el tiempo su estatus de leyenda pero, personalmente, una leyenda como ella no puede lanzar este álbum. Tiene cero coherencia y la producción es la peor de su carrera. La elección de los singles, por supuesto, no ha ayudadoHe sido un gran fan de Katy Perry desde hace mucho tiempo. Cuando comenzó a lanzar música a principios de la década sabía que llegaría alto, y creo que se ha ganado con el tiempo su estatus de leyenda pero, personalmente, una leyenda como ella no puede lanzar este álbum. Tiene cero coherencia y la producción es la peor de su carrera. La elección de los singles, por supuesto, no ha ayudado para nada, porque "Smile" es la peor canción del álbum, pero el resto no merecen tampoco ni ser escuchadas más de tres veces. Muy decepcionado a este punto con una de las que eran mis artistas favoritas hasta hace poco tiempo.… Expand
  41. wipped
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    her worst album to date, it didn't made be smile, it's a very predictible record with basically the same sound that she's been doing since 2010, nothing innovative, nothing catchy, so far it's the worst female release of the year
  42. menggay
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    She just releases catchy songs ... overall there is nothing new to her music.
    She should just try to reinvent herself and try different genre
  43. irembtw
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    So bad. I can understand why clash gave it 20. Only good song is well actually there's no good song.
  44. Jorgeravalii
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    It's not something that we haven't listened to before. She can't reinvent herself anymore and Smile (that makes me cry) is a reflection of it.
  45. Lolapop
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Esta bien culero, no vale la pena escucharlo, todas las canciones estan de la witnnes
  46. SmileKP
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sounds like commercial basic pop, it doesn't reinvent itself, it doesn't do anything new, just basic children's music, lacking in personality.… Expand
  47. loopoppo
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    expected a lot more of katy. its not bad at all but it has no cohesion, i really expected much more. and also not the end of the world is that masterpiece u have to listen to.
  48. Luke00
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Mais do mesmo, chato, datado e desesperado. Chega ser triste pensar que Katy era uma das artistas mais interessantes da indústria.
  49. Kgarciach
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's just a bland album, I like 3 of the songs tho. Katy is almost 36 plss she needs to stop playin it safe.… Expand
  50. Osowito
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This album sounds exactly like all her past stuff, feels like im listening the same stuff again and again, i cant feel how she has grown as a songwriter, and thats so bad, because she is a nice songwriter...
  51. LukePine
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lixoooo, porcaria total.
    Tomara que fique vermelho tbm.
    Pior álbum feminino do ano, DISPARADO.    … Expand
  52. sadgirl_
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Katy Perry again demonstrates that she is stuck in 2010, bringing a tepid album with empty and recycled lyrics from previous albums. His work continues without news and artistic evolution.
  53. MatRevo
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    this was katy going back to her roots but tripped on the way there. it’s like an unbalanced combination of everything right with teenage dream and everything wrong with witness. she’s clearly trying to make radio hits again but butchered the quality on the process.

    the sound of the album doesn’t even match the aesthetics at all. it was more like a compilation of rejects rather than a    this was katy going back to her roots but tripped on the way there. it’s like an unbalanced combination of everything right with teenage dream and everything wrong with witness. she’s clearly trying to make radio hits again but butchered the quality on the process.

    the sound of the album doesn’t even match the aesthetics at all. it was more like a compilation of rejects rather than a concept album.    … Expand
  54. Jay721
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Not a good album. Same sound again and again. However the highlight of the album is Harley’s in Hawaii and Never Really Over. The other songs are just like recycled music
  55. Piliv
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    No es ni bueno ni malo, pero la cosa es que llevo años esperando más de katy y siempre me decepciona :/
  56. twistedpython
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This album was a disappointment. I didn't have high hopes for Katy and her music, but I did think it would be better than this. She has the budget for the best writers and producers in the world but this album still sounds dated, clunky, and tacky. Hopefully the next one is better but after this and Witness, I doubt the quality of Katy's music is on anything but a downward spiraling trajectory.
  57. otiferreira
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    horrivel e de baixa qualidade como todos os seus trabalhos nao merece mais que zero
  58. dariusmc
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Esperaba bastante más de lo que ha hecho, después de lo mal que salió Witness, no me esperaba este disco.
  59. Pez050603
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    really this album left a lot to the expectation, it was nothing to what was expected, it is very boring and without something renovating
  60. EGM18
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This album aged in a day. Katy sweety im so sorry. Not the end of the world SOTY.
  61. Duncanbotes
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Very bland, does not offer much. Was hoping she would pivot. It also does not fit the current climate. Songs apart from NRO lack luster.
  62. mizaelaquino
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pra mim soa a mesma coisa de sempre! Que ela obtenha sucesso nessa nova jornada!!!… Expand
  63. LaCalva
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    We need a real average, not an overrating. Smile is a good album, but Katy could do it better.
  64. MavisGary610
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Basic, basic, basic. There is nothing new or thought provoking here at all. This is boring and lousy.
  65. Littlemonsta
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    I only like two songs. Worse than her last album. So short. She’s lost her touch. Lost it 7 years ago at this point, after prism.
  66. Matheus_Paiva
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    When we think the things cannot be worst, Katy Perry release a new album. Witness it's a terrible background, but make sense with the moment of her life and just fails trying to be a growing up moment. Smile it's childish in a way you can not imagine and really sounds not good to the ears. I hope her pregnancy gives her life again and she can made something relatable to the public. But ifWhen we think the things cannot be worst, Katy Perry release a new album. Witness it's a terrible background, but make sense with the moment of her life and just fails trying to be a growing up moment. Smile it's childish in a way you can not imagine and really sounds not good to the ears. I hope her pregnancy gives her life again and she can made something relatable to the public. But if continue this way... Well, it's really really over.… Expand
  67. mammaro
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    É constrangedor que uma mulher de 35 anos lance um álbum totalmente sem coesão e imaturo como esse. É, literalmente, constrangedor escutar isso que, supostamente, eram para ser músicas.

    Espero que ela consiga encontrar a sua verdadeira vocação sendo mãe, pois como cantora não tem mais salvação.
  68. Mrswift97
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Album I bet unforgettable and in-cohesive. sis needs to stop making music Facts are facts… Expand
  69. Nixct
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Katy Perry has been over party. It is so disappointing. I can't expect her any more.
  70. azayswift
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Completely not what I expected from Katy Perry. Hope her next album could give me Teenage Dreams vibes.
  71. matt837724758
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    A new album that is old-fashioned and has no novelty, and I can still hear such an album in 2020.
  72. cassielennon
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    Very mediocre album and my least favorite offering from Katy. Probably won’t listen to it again.
  73. Raulp
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Smile is an awful and boring album that brings nothing but a bunch of flopped songs… Expand
  74. FedericoBini
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    I’m sorry Katy, but this just isn’t it. Harleys in Hawaii is very good but the rest... it just isn’t.
  75. DieagoStexin
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Her worst album to date, it is reproductive and out-of-date. How can you imagine that this mediocre album is poorly produced by Katy Perry who used to have great record like Prism. Overall, the songs from Smile reminds you of a circus, not the funny one but a horrible one. It makes people think that it is written by a 9 years old and the generic lyric is even worse than a child poems. TheHer worst album to date, it is reproductive and out-of-date. How can you imagine that this mediocre album is poorly produced by Katy Perry who used to have great record like Prism. Overall, the songs from Smile reminds you of a circus, not the funny one but a horrible one. It makes people think that it is written by a 9 years old and the generic lyric is even worse than a child poems. The album wants to make us happy and smile but it ended up being horrible and lane.… Expand
  76. lorenzodb
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    too generic, weak lyrics and no soul. Her worst project to date unfortunately.
  77. Zuzarte
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very weak, idk how could she drop this kinda of work. She needs a little stop. Take care of herself.… Expand
  78. MattBc
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    The worst album of her career

    The songs seem to be a recycling of everything she has ever done with a dance beat on top, in an attempt to appear trendy and fresh but unfortunately still dated
  79. Eddann123
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    Cuando pensamos que no podia haber algo peor que Witness, llego smile, un album que no tiene estilo propio, es una mezcla y reciclaje al azar....
  80. wesleywalrus
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Just another step in the wrong direction for someone who used to be one of the biggest pop stars in the world. Now she's sitting in a red chair and releasing ordinary, inconsistent music. What happened? At least she's happy in life with a newborn, maybe she should stick to that.
  81. Marco20091998
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    There's only one word to describe this album: TRASH. Please don't waste your time listening this horrible album.
  82. pkuc01
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Yet another Teenage Dream attempt and if it isn't supposed to be that then it definitely sounds like it.
  83. wallacejdiniz
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Terrible. No passion, no soul. Worst album of the year. I need something really good to clean up my ears right now.
  84. Gaarapkmn
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Um álbum infelizmente bem genérico mas ao menos é melhor que o witness. Tou dando 0 por conta do flood 10/10 dos katycats :)
  85. JoseLuis12
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A super boring album with repetitive songs that make you enjoy listening to old Katy's albums… Expand
  86. DannielFilorio
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Nada novedoso de la Keiri. De todo el álbum únicamente se salva una canción. Bai.
  87. Holuu
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Fome, nada convincente su nuevo album, parece una mezcla de canciones recicladas como smile que suena como This is how we do.
  88. milotomi19
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Another album that would suit better in a barney & friends show. You need to grow up and do better next time.
  89. hsamuel
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don’t mind the album, however Katy Cats want to play a game, probably best y’all quit while you’re ahead.… Expand
  90. Peeta
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is boring as hell. Katy Perry keeps making music for kids and doesn’t mature as an artist.… Expand
  91. Dari94
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    El fin de Katy Perry. Sonidos más de lo mismo, no se atreve a hacer cosas nuevas, a reinventarse. Pensé que me iba a producir una sonrisa por el título del álbum pero no, fue todo lo contrario. Espero algo mejor para la próxima.
  92. andresc
    Aug 29, 2020
    2
    Let's put it this way: Witness is underrated and compared to this one, it's kinda decent tho.
    Smile in order to not cry.
  93. Clasire
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Lo mejor es cuando lo quitas y pones CrhomARTica de su patrona, por eso siempre será amarilla 0 reinvención.
  94. Azua1424
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    El intento desesperado por volver a ser relevante después de 7 singles a lo largo de 15 meses, para lanzar tan básico álbum. She is really over
  95. Emiliano
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    IT is the same thing the Katu has done, it is simple and boring. Katy has demonstrated that she has no talent
  96. harrycorzof
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    I only liked 3 songs :s the rest of the songs sound the same or are boring af
  97. allanCORREIA
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    More of the same! Smile portrays a stagnation in Katy Perry's career since 12 years after her first album the singer still does not seem to have met as an artist, releasing cliché material with production and lyrics that seem to have been discarded from previous materials. Terrible!
  98. symon8896
    Aug 29, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Same old campy sound that comes off as recycled songs from her Teenage Dream era… Expand
  99. ScreenScraggy22
    Aug 30, 2020
    1
    This is just so devoid of anything meaningful. Daisies is the only song on this album with any sort of meaning. This really ended up worse than Witness.
  100. MiguelAngel
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    No es su mejor álbum, no merece un 0 pero sus fans se esmeran en calificar bajo a otras grandes artistas como Lady Gaga y Taylor Swift.
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  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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