Smile is the sixth studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on August 28, 2020, by Capitol Records, three years after its predecessor Witness (2017). Perry worked with a multitude of producers on the album, including Josh Abraham, Carolina Liar, The Daylights, G Koop, Andrew Goldstein, Oligee, Oscar Görres, Oscar Holter, Ilya, Ian Kirkpatrick, The Monsters & Strangerz, Charlie Puth, Stargate and Zedd. She described Smile as her “journey towards the light, with stories of resilience, hope, and love”. Musically a pop album, Smile is characterized by its themes of self-help and empowerment.
Two singles preceded the album: “Daisies”, the lead single, was released on May 15, 2020, and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100; its follow-up, “Smile”, followed on July 10, 2020. Smile also includes Perry’s 2019 standalone singles “Never Really Over” and “Harleys in Hawaii” in its track list. Upon release, Smile received mixed reviews from music critics, who were favorable towards Perry’s maturing image, but criticized the lyrics and production. The album charted in the top-five in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, top-ten in Austria, Ireland, and Italy, and the top-20 in Finland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
1. “Never Really Over” 3:43
2. “Cry About It Later” 3:09
3. “Teary Eyes” 3:02
4. “Daisies” 2:54
5. “Resilient” 3:07
6. “Not the End of the World” 2:58
7. “Smile” 2:46
8. “Champagne Problems” 3:16
9. “Tucked” 3:07
10. “Harleys in Hawaii” 3:05
11. “Only Love” 3:18
12. “What Makes a Woman” 2:11
13. “Message from Katy” 3:31
14. “High On Your Supply” 4:00
15. “Daisies” (acoustic) 3:05
16. “Daisies” (Heldens remix) 3:35
Katy Perry – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (track 2)
Leah Haywood – background vocals (track 1)
Hayley Warner – background vocals (track 1)
Gino Barletta – background vocals (track 1)
Sasha Sloan – background vocals (track 2)
Noonie Bao – background vocals (track 2)
Jacob Kasher Hindlin – background vocals (track 3)
Michael Pollack – background vocals (tracks 3, 6)
Madison Love – background vocals (tracks 3, 6)
Andrew Goldstein – background vocals (tracks 3, 6)
Jon Bellion – background vocals (track 4)
Kamaria Anita Ousley – background vocals (track 7)
Charlie Puth – background vocals (tracks 10, 15 (Japan bonus))
Johan Carlsson – background vocals (track 10)
Sophie “Frances” Cooke – background vocals (track 11)
Sachi DiSerafino – gang vocals (track 11)
Lila Drew – gang vocals (track 11)
Karissa Reynafarje – gang vocals (track 11)
John DeBold – gang vocals (track 11)
Elvira Anderfjärd – background vocals (track 12)
Ilya Salmanzadeh – background vocals (track 14 (Japan bonus))
Savan Kotecha – background vocals (track 14 (Japan bonus))
Katy Perry – executive production
Zedd – production (track 1)
Dreamlab – production (track 1)
Oscar Holter – production (track 2)
Peter Karlsson – vocal production (tracks 2, 8-10, 12, 14-16 (Japan bonus))
Andrew Goldstein – production, vocal production (track 3, 6)
Oscar Görres – production (tracks 3, 6)
The Monsters & Strangerz – production, vocal production (track 4)
Gian Stone – vocal production (tracks 4, 17 (Japan bonus))
Stargate – production (track 5)
Tim Blacksmith – executive production (track 5)
Danny D – executive production (track 5)
Nicole Frantz – art direction
Christine Hahn – photography
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