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

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  1. RaphaelGalvao
    Jun 17, 2017
    0
    É horrível isso, horrível, horrível, horrível, horrível, um espanto, horrível, horroroso, me fez mal. jesus, muito ruim esse álbum, parece feito por iniciantes
  2. Gagaslover
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    Typical mediocre bublegoom pop album by Katy Perry. Nothing new, innovative or impressive, always the same. She never reinvents herself. The critics agree with me, no wonder why they are giving her such average/negative reviews, it's what she deserves lol
  3. carlosxdgb
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her album the worst, each song generalized and boring. She says she has matured, but now she is more basic, I can not find the reason why she does not leave the music.… Expand
  4. leomwill
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Painful to listen. It's completely a messy production with forgettable clinched lyrics and horrible lifeless sound. The biggest disappointment of the year!
  5. AlexanderTD
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Bad, The worst of the music of 2017.... The most salvageable Bon Appetit and Power Too much musical effect that hides katy's voice ... Katy picks up the pop of the 2000s and forgets the new trends in 2010 this makes the album as a boring and indifferent cliché ... Undoubtedly the worst of its trajectory even under One Of The Boys... Listen to the album right away ... And I thought it wasBad, The worst of the music of 2017.... The most salvageable Bon Appetit and Power Too much musical effect that hides katy's voice ... Katy picks up the pop of the 2000s and forgets the new trends in 2010 this makes the album as a boring and indifferent cliché ... Undoubtedly the worst of its trajectory even under One Of The Boys... Listen to the album right away ... And I thought it was bad .. Really.… Expand
  6. Revenice
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    This is just a generic album with silly lyrics and flat sounds, I hope that katy improves in her next album because this is just a mess, the only good songs of the album are witness and into me you see.
  7. TheGerm
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    It's definitely her weakest album. Its a compilation of forgettable and overproduced songs. It's not even cohesive. I didn't even hear or feel the "purposeful pop". Mind Maze was the most disappointing, like really?! Auto-tune??!
  8. nickhsing
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    This album is nothing but a bad thing, Katy Perry has always been differentiated by making songs without sense, and with this album was no exception.
    It's definitely an album, disappointing.
  9. stanley834
    Jun 24, 2017
    0
    I have no high hopes for this album whatsoever. I just know that this is going to be terrible way before it's released. Trying to stay away from mainstream pop but ended up sounding one anyway makes this album a super epic fail. I do not recommend this album to anyone looking for real good music.
  10. Ultraviolenxe
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    This is Katy's worst album to date. Every song sounds the same, and the production is lifeless. There isn't one song that can be a single, and she isn't challenging herself yet again. It's just the same old same old mediocre Katy.
  11. 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
  12. TimoKleinhout
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Very very bad, too generic, cringeworthy lyrics and just no hits. She used to be fun, never good but very fun and radio friendly. This is just trash, even for her...
  13. GuilhermeT
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Only 3 musics i was able to listen...Hey Hey Hey, Bigger Than Me and Roulette, the others dosen't make sense why put on this Album....ZzzZzzZzzzzzzzzZzz
  14. levyperry
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    BEST ALBUM OF HER. TAKE IT. This deserves so much attention! i mean the songs in this album are perfection. I can't say anymore, We don't deserve this.
  15. dontholdthewall
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This is a pile of generic garbage. I cant believe she took 4 years to make this. The entire album is full of fillers except for 2-3 catchy songs. All the singles have been a disaster. This is the worst era for miss perry.
  16. LeidyHernandez
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Oh Katy, basic lyrics, basic sounds, really did you prepared this for 4 years? The worst album of the year, bad singles, and you deserve the yellow critique.
  17. girzahoy
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Sorry but can we get our money back? I thought she would come with a strong album and woke songs but I was wrong. Just a normal generic pop album with no special things. 10 Pop songs and a couple of ballads. Yeah, I guess I'm witnessing her career to die.
  18. RyanStan
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Tremenda porquería, super básica como siempre, ni con un batallón de escritores y productores se digna a hacer algo decente. Esta mierda no ha alcanzado el #1 ni en 40 países en iTunes y ya se esta desplomando, no tiene éxito ni calidad, o obviamente tampoco Grammys.
  19. CamiloFerroS
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    "Witness" is her worst album to date. Songs like 'Roulette' and 'Save As Draft' sound very similar to Lady Gaga's 'I Like It Rough' and 'Angel Down'. Furthermore, her voice sounds so auto-tuned in some songs. Katy could've done it so much better.
  20. XavXav
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me pareció un album básico como es costumbre de la artista, posee momentos destacables como Witness y Chained to the rhythm pero el resto es puro relleno.… Expand
  21. 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
  22. amaciejew
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This album is such a disappointment... Songs aren't as catchy as they could be, some are in all honesty barely listenable. As for the lyrics, it's a mixed feeling from me. Katy Perry has certainly done better and this album will not go down as her masterpiece.
  23. SinnerInSecret
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    This Album was really terrible and disappointing. Compared to her previous work it really was a downgrade, The only songs I did enjoy were the singles that were already out the rest of the album feels unfinished. I don't recommend this album to anyone hopefully Ms Perry's next album gives us something more and doesn't keep us waiting 4 years again for unsatisfactory & substandard music.
  24. abdeneem
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    i expected a lot more from witness, it has only like 2 good songs, other sounds like filler and generic. Not happy with the album at all. this album is a disaster and deserves to flop.
  25. 0m4rr0j4s
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Worst change of style. This era is so messed up. Generic songs & bad sounds. Bad lyrics and also she did not succeed with this new style. I cannot recommend you this album, sorry! It is a waste of time.
  26. degaspaaark
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Overall this album is lackluster. It's definitely pop, but her attempt to make it purposeful falls short. Due to the entirety of the album suffering from underwhelming writing I can't find a pulse. Although, the production for her lead single "Chained to the Rhythm" strikes a groove for a split second but dissipates as her guest drudges through. Other than that, the rest of the tracks areOverall this album is lackluster. It's definitely pop, but her attempt to make it purposeful falls short. Due to the entirety of the album suffering from underwhelming writing I can't find a pulse. Although, the production for her lead single "Chained to the Rhythm" strikes a groove for a split second but dissipates as her guest drudges through. Other than that, the rest of the tracks are quite unpleasant and unambitious. It needs some of her old flair from the previous albums, or at least a concept that will work in her favor. In a sentence, this album is too dense and dreary to accomplish what should be the best pop album this year.… Expand
  27. ELteaDElaverda
    Jun 19, 2017
    0
    el disco del milennia obvia mejor que el de taysburla pasando la TRASH89 pero esto es un flop como el disco de la tia muerta de gaga horrora ya hasta la tia muerta esta mas viva que el pop en 2017
  28. qming
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    Total trash,Katy Perry is flop now.All I can say is very disappointed.These songs are horrible,and she should stop talking about her feud with taylor swift,people are very tired now,continue selling your shoes katy.
  29. yaz06
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    This album is nothing but a bad thing, Katy Perry has always been differentiated by making songs without sense, and with this album was no exception.
    It's definitely an album disappointing.
  30. 4TuneCoKey
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    I listened to the album last night while I was already on bed. I was excited. And then I dozed off halfway of the album. When I woke up, it's already 8 AM. The tunes lull me to sleep. This album is Perry's worst. Lackluster and totally boring.
  31. sandrac
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    Tremenda porquería, super básica como siempre, ni con un batallón de escritores y productores se digna a hacer algo decente. Esta mierda no ha alcanzado el #1 ni en 40 países en iTunes y ya se esta desplomando, no tiene éxito ni calidad, o obviamente tampoco Grammys. ACABADA.
  32. sgtoitnb
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    em comparação aos anteriores esse álbum é fraco demais, faixas como deja vu e mind maze te fazem desistir do álbum, as únicas boas são os singles lançados antes do álbum e ainda sim não são lá isso tudo em comparação ao teenage dream
  33. Shana131172
    Jun 10, 2017
    0
    Witness has to be the worst album she has ever made. I mean, I've been really looking forward to it's release and Chained to the Rhythm gave me hope that that this album would be the best yet, but then her songs Bon Appétit and Swish Swish were made public and my worst fears we're coming true. That this album could be a terrible creation in her whole career. Not only are most of the songsWitness has to be the worst album she has ever made. I mean, I've been really looking forward to it's release and Chained to the Rhythm gave me hope that that this album would be the best yet, but then her songs Bon Appétit and Swish Swish were made public and my worst fears we're coming true. That this album could be a terrible creation in her whole career. Not only are most of the songs a disaster, but earlier she had an interview and said that she would not make any songs about any one person, but clearly she was lying when Swish Swish came out which completely dissed Taylor Swift. Only a few songs on the album Witness seemed appeasing to me and when I saw a few, I mean like only two or three of them. I really hope that she makes a come back after this or Witness could be the album of her demise.… Expand
  34. MrCritic_
    Jun 12, 2017
    0
    Perry tried to show herself as 'grown up', but songs about sex and cheap diss-tracks are not as good as she thinks. Song called 'Witness' deserves a better album.
  35. kazerike
    Jun 13, 2017
    0
    The worst album of Katy Perry's career. It is disappointing an album that begins with a slight footprint in the title track, witness, go falling while listening to the others. The generic instruments and lack of concept in the album make anyone give up listening to it until the end.
  36. nastolfi
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    I'm shocked that people are giving this heap of steaming dog crap 10 star reviews. I suspect that most of them are teenage Katy Perry stalker fans because this album is embarrassingly bad, especially after the way it was hyped up. I'm still confused as to why any artist would make a grandiose announcement claiming that they will be releasing purposeful music, and then come out with aI'm shocked that people are giving this heap of steaming dog crap 10 star reviews. I suspect that most of them are teenage Katy Perry stalker fans because this album is embarrassingly bad, especially after the way it was hyped up. I'm still confused as to why any artist would make a grandiose announcement claiming that they will be releasing purposeful music, and then come out with a song like "Bon Appetit". Seriously? I can't even listen to the whole song because my head hurts from face-palming so much. Personally, I barely made it through this album. I found the songs to be, for the most part, boring, and the lyrics nothing short of cringe-worthy. I honestly feel like a middle school student could write better lyrics, and that's just sad knowing that there was an entire team of people working on this album. I think there was 1 song that didn't make me want to jump out of a window: Into Me You See. The rest seems over-produced and I agree with other reviewers who said it doesn't seem like Katy believes the words she is singing. I'm glad I didn't spend any money on this album, as there are other artists making much better music right now. This fell very short for me.… Expand
  37. geisonaraujoo
    Jun 14, 2017
    0
    O álbum é péssimo, nenhuma música com refrão que te faça querer a faixa novamente. O album não tem um conceito definido e não segue uma sequência agradável. As faixas são mal remixadas e as letas muito superficiais.
  38. Ceguinho
    Jun 15, 2017
    0
    Katy Perry doesn't have talent. It's been clear as she can't release ONE good album. She used to have some cute singles once in a while, but with this album, not even that. The singles are bad, the album tracks are bad, even the title track that sounded amazing as a demo sounds bad. She truly has no talent, creativity or artistic vision to do anything related to music. The cancer of pop.Katy Perry doesn't have talent. It's been clear as she can't release ONE good album. She used to have some cute singles once in a while, but with this album, not even that. The singles are bad, the album tracks are bad, even the title track that sounded amazing as a demo sounds bad. She truly has no talent, creativity or artistic vision to do anything related to music. The cancer of pop. The worst thing that has happened to the pop scene in the last couple of years. It's good that she's been flopping lately because at least now the public can also see what the critics have always seen: HER MUSIC IS TERRIBLE. There is a reason why she took so long to finally release her first album, nobody trusted her, because she had terrible ideas and ruined everything she touched. The only reason why her singles were tolerable before this album was because they were produced by Dr. Luke, who used to be a cute producer. Now she doesn't have him anymore because he raped a woman and is over. If Dr. Luke is over, Katy Perry is over. Thank god.… Expand
  39. carediosa09
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Borrora con la Mierdaty, su album es una completa mierda, (o lo que le sigue) sonidos mas usados que la concha de la teilor, y letras más básicas que la tabla del 2, hasta una niña de 20 años haz algo hace más arte que esta y eso que tus mierdacats andan diciendo que **** es mejor que melodiosa, tanta basura que sacas ya las dejaste pendeja mana, ridícula gonorrea cabello oxidado, feaBorrora con la Mierdaty, su album es una completa mierda, (o lo que le sigue) sonidos mas usados que la concha de la teilor, y letras más básicas que la tabla del 2, hasta una niña de 20 años haz algo hace más arte que esta y eso que tus mierdacats andan diciendo que **** es mejor que melodiosa, tanta basura que sacas ya las dejaste pendeja mana, ridícula gonorrea cabello oxidado, fea culia. k bueno k ya te yego el inigualable flop :*** xoxo tucanne… Expand
  40. Jmcl4d
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    0 CALIDAD.
    El pasado 9 de junio salió a la venta Witness de Katy Perry, el quinto trabajo de estudio de la cantante de éxitos como I Kissed a Girl, Teenage Dream, Part Of Me, Roar o Dark Horse. Llega más de 3 años después de PRISM y es el primer álbum de Katy Perry descrito, por la propia cantante, como purposeful pop, es decir, de pop con propósito o comprometido.
  41. left99
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Horrible. Commenting on the concept of the album cover, Perry said, "Music has allowed me to travel, which has reeducated my mind and changed my perspective on so much, so my education and my consciousness comes from my voice, and that's how I see, and that's how I witness you and that's how you witness me and that's why the eye is in the mouth."
  42. vLogan
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Pra um artista dona de grandes hits como a Katy Perry esse álbum foi o fim da sua carreira. Músicas sem graça e singles mal escolhidos onde a única razoável é a que recebe o nome do álbum. Sinceramete esperava bem mais.
  43. StanIsMe
    Jun 18, 2017
    0
    I do not understand why Katy Perry dosn't move on? She stands still since 2011. Witness is the same album as Teenage Dream, Prism. Swish Swish is Truffle Butter...
  44. condecamposr92
    Jun 19, 2017
    0
    this is a great album with horrible lyrics but amazing rhythms, fail in everything, doesn't have a style, poorly pop and songs that will become something forgettable
  45. Fonke
    Dec 30, 2017
    0
    This is by far the worst album that Katy Perry has released to date. All these songs are a complete disappointment and shes become and underaverage pop singer.
  46. dinhoptr
    Sep 22, 2017
    0
    After listening to this album I notice that Katy Perry is one more that should not be successful when we have real singers in the world. I find it incredible how Universal Music has released such a bad album for circulation. Katy, you need to study some music before trying to make an album.
  47. Ankha_Vill
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    One of the worst album of all time. This is sooooo bad. The lyrics are dumb, the beats are simple. And as usual nothing unique. She is a clown, not an artist.
  48. MichaelFerreira
    Sep 23, 2017
    0
    I just know that this is going to be terrible way before it's released. Trying to stay away from mainstream pop but ended up sounding one anyway makes this album a super epic fail. I do not recommend this album to anyone looking for real good music.
  49. gzapataestrella
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    esperaba mas de Katy en este álbum. PRISM fue un gran avance en su carrera, ¿porque dejarlo ir? mas sin embargo hay canciones rescatables pero olvidadizas.
  50. JuniorSwift
    May 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pobre Amarillaty no la merecemos muerta del pop asies ya toda witness con un poco de daisies… Expand
  51. PsychoLevi
    Nov 12, 2017
    0
    Katy Perry completed an album of disaster.It seems that Capitol Records pushed her to release one since 2013. She is not ready to finish a real,meaningful and high-standard music collections.Witness contains too many fillers.
  52. azayswift
    Aug 17, 2018
    0
    What’s this?!???????It’s not what I expected....You flopped sis.Awwwwwww
  53. Reputationxx
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    Witness is an album full of bizarre choices--both the DJ Mustard and Hot Chip-produced tracks are, for some reason, ballads--that has the inherent appeal of a spectacular failure, but that’s about it.
  54. monocykiel
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    Her worst album yet. There are some bops but this is her weakest offering so far. Teenage Dream and Prism are way better than Witness. The production and the lyrics are not that good.
  55. TaylorInMe
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    She said this record will be purposeful pop. Her album is nothing close to being purposeful. What happened to her? She used to release a few good songs?
  56. Getawaycar13
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    Horrible sounding album, there's nothing more I can say. It's so bad I just wanted to skip all the songs. And if this was purposeful pop then there's something wrong with Katy's dictionary.
  57. RKO_SWIFTIE
    Nov 11, 2017
    0
    katy is the worst, I cant believe that she even is making albums worst worst LOL , katy não tem musica boa, não consigo escutar suas musicas, sao irritantes,
  58. jeffie
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    mas nao é novidade alguma que a katy fungos é a maior desgraça da historia da musica e conseguiu o feito de reiventar o flop com esse album que é um fracasso sem precedentes, não canta como a gaga, não dança como a beyoncé, não tem o carisma da rihanna, não escreve como a Taylor, literalmente Katy Perry foi a pior coisa que já aconteceu na historia da musica, a unica coisa que tinha erammas nao é novidade alguma que a katy fungos é a maior desgraça da historia da musica e conseguiu o feito de reiventar o flop com esse album que é um fracasso sem precedentes, não canta como a gaga, não dança como a beyoncé, não tem o carisma da rihanna, não escreve como a Taylor, literalmente Katy Perry foi a pior coisa que já aconteceu na historia da musica, a unica coisa que tinha eram uns singles de sucesso e hoje nem isso mais tem, tem relevancia zero para a musica contemporanea, e os fãs, coitados, tem que ficar se gabando da época que essa fracassada tinha albuns hits de sucesso, ou seja, coisa de 4 anos atrás pq hoje só tem flop e mais flop.… Expand
  59. jsfulgueras
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Katy Perry continues to flop every album she releases. I think the karma she sings about has hit her back. The album sounds so garbage that I don't even know why Katy released this album. It definitely ruined her career as if she still has one.
  60. TheCriticReview
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    The worst album of Katy Perry's career. It is disappointing an album that begins with a slight footprint in the title track, witness, go falling while listening to the others. The generic instruments and lack of concept in the album make anyone give up listening to it until the end. I'm shocked that people are giving this heap of steaming dog crap 10 stars reviews. I suspect that most ofThe worst album of Katy Perry's career. It is disappointing an album that begins with a slight footprint in the title track, witness, go falling while listening to the others. The generic instruments and lack of concept in the album make anyone give up listening to it until the end. I'm shocked that people are giving this heap of steaming dog crap 10 stars reviews. I suspect that most of them are teenage Katy Perry stalker fans because this album is embarrassingly bad, especially after the way it was hyped up. I'm still confused as to why any artist would make a grandiose announcement claiming that they will be releasing purposeful music, and then come out with a song like "Bon Appetit". Seriously? I can't even listen to the whole song because my head hurts from face-palming so much. Personally, I barely made it through this album. I found the songs to be, for the most part, boring, and the lyrics nothing short of cringe-worthy. I honestly feel like a middle school student could write better lyrics, and that's just sad knowing that there was an entire team of people working on this album. I think there was 1 song that didn't make me want to jump out of a window: Into Me You See. The rest seems over-produced and I agree with other reviewers who said it doesn't seem like Katy believes the words she is singing. I'm glad I didn't spend any money on this album, as there are other artists making much better music right now. This fell very short for me.… Expand
  61. innovamedic17
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
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  62. iPhone
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    It's quite a good album, although the songs are pretty similar to each other and repetitive. I don't hate any of the songs, but I'm not in love with many of them.
  63. keshasparty
    Mar 4, 2018
    0
    Witness is an album full of bizarre choices that result in countless boring songs.
  64. 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
  65. AngelAntonio96
    Apr 9, 2018
    0
    El peor album que he oido en mi vida, solo CTTR salva, lo demas es solo relleno y basura. El flop lo tiene bien merecido, y mas la amarrilla. Amarillaty por siempre con la burla del pop. Aska
  66. 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
  67. metacriticoBEST
    Aug 24, 2018
    0
    Perry's worst album of the career of Katy Perry I'm her fan plus she has no purpose with this album It seems that this lost has no lamentable lousy focus
  68. Alexnis
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Horrível, melodias péssimas, letras péssimas, prepotente, pior álbum da carreira. Só perde pro smile que é outra bomba
  69. MaiseEduarda
    Oct 5, 2018
    0
    In this one she shows how mediocre she is and the lack of success speaks for itself
  70. Lucasswiftie
    Jul 20, 2019
    0
    deus é pai. Essa bomba veio de fukushima ou de nagahinshe ?? Deus me livre. Horrível de Mais. Péssimo. ECA!
  71. add130
    Aug 6, 2019
    0
    The worst thing I have heard in my life... What a shame to release something like this.
  72. ruan1p
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    A **** FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuu
  73. Thirteen13
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    Anything from Katy Perry just screams cheap and basic af. The only good song from this record was the lead but everything else was a literal dumpster fire.
  74. LordGago
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Parece un álbum hecho al azar, no tiene ritmos iguales, letras que dejan mucho para cantar, es un álbum fuera de su género, no recomendado
  75. Roghty
    May 29, 2020
    0
    Músicas genéricas com objetivo de tentar alcançar o topo. Álbum sem identidade.
  76. Randj
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
  77. Mateuxcx
    Jul 25, 2020
    0
    worst trash that I’ve ever heard!! miserable lyrics, nut production, pimp concept of extreme bad taste. Horrible, disgusted and the worst that pop has ever had.
  78. pedrobuffay
    Aug 27, 2020
    0
    Atemporal, a magnificent adventure in the world of experimental pop music, Katy takes you to different worlds with her powerful lyrics. This is an essential album for anyone who likes excellent pop music.
  79. DieagoStexin
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Horrible album with overproduction. But how can you expect from Katy Perry, a mediocre and talentless singer who has no skill in songwriting and singing.
  80. MegatAidil
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    I dont know but I think most of the song is nit complete and should redo all of them
  81. Alexis_AS
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Es el peor álbum de Katy Perry
  82. Fergieee8319
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    No Supo reinventarse y la neta dio mucho que desear pero bueno quienes somos nosotros para juzgar
  83. JohnSnow41188
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    This project feels like an uninspired one, I wanted to like it but it didn't happen.
  84. cuzinho1
    Mar 19, 2021
    0
    Witness is an album full of bizarre choices--both the DJ Mustard and Hot Chip-produced tracks are, for some reason, ballads--that has the inherent appeal of a spectacular failure, but that’s about it.
  85. JoshMedinna
    Apr 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trashhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh… Expand
  86. wandaswift
    May 17, 2021
    0
    Not really good album due to not very well-written bops. This shall include non-single tracks on the playlist, too. I didn't find any pleasantry to my ears and it was just badly produced.
  87. Segundoleo26
    Nov 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Witness is an album full of bizarre choices--both the DJ Mustard and Hot Chip-produced tracks are, for some reason, ballads--that has the inherent appeal of a spectacular failure, but that’s about it." ...… Expand
  88. RosieWood
    Nov 5, 2021
    0
    I am not a fan of this kinda music but Kety Perry is my favorite singer of this style , I also like to write eview o my fav music albums . Some of them I ordered on essays writer https://essays-writer.net/
  89. Prisila
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    This album doesn't go anywhere. A festival of bad taste, a homophobia show with prejudiced partnerships. It was on this album that she went off the rails to never come back.
  90. MadonnaFan
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Pior álbum que já ouvi na vida. Essa fracassada morreu quando separou daquele produtor bandido!
  91. Xuxinha
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Esse álbum é um lixo total, Katy Perry se perdeu há muitos anos e provavelmente não vai voltar a ter hits novamente !!!
  92. Marlhom
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    One of the worst albums of all time, she cemented her grave with this piece of crap!!!
  93. Arethah
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Only good thing about it is the production but other than that its an absolutely trash album that has imo MAYBE 1 good song if that.
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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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