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At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 54, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."<ref name="mc"/> Wren Graves from [[Consequence of Sound]] gave the album a rating of C. He listed "Swish Swish", "Power", and "Déjà Vu" as essential tracks, but felt that most of the other songs were more of a "filler," and that a lack of cohesiveness with Perry's output made ''Witness'' inferior to her previous material.<ref name="cos"/> Kevin O'Donnell of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave it a B rating stating, "Perry is reflective, anxious, and fired up on ''Witness''," highlighting "Déjà Vu" and "Swish Swish" as the best tracks.<ref name="ew"/> ''[[USA Today]]''{{'}}s Maeve McDermott commended the album for being "sonically coherent" and noted it as a personal record, rather than the politically charged marketing campaign it had received.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/06/08/katy-perry-witness-album-review/102581188/|title=Katy Perry's 'Witness' is a fine breakup album. Why didn't she just say so?|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|work=[[USA Today]]|date=June 7, 2017|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}</ref> |
At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 54, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."<ref name="mc"/> Wren Graves from [[Consequence of Sound]] gave the album a rating of C. He listed "Swish Swish", "Power", and "Déjà Vu" as essential tracks, but felt that most of the other songs were more of a "filler," and that a lack of cohesiveness with Perry's output made ''Witness'' inferior to her previous material.<ref name="cos"/> Kevin O'Donnell of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave it a B rating stating, "Perry is reflective, anxious, and fired up on ''Witness''," highlighting "Déjà Vu" and "Swish Swish" as the best tracks.<ref name="ew"/> ''[[USA Today]]''{{'}}s Maeve McDermott commended the album for being "sonically coherent" and noted it as a personal record, rather than the politically charged marketing campaign it had received.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/06/08/katy-perry-witness-album-review/102581188/|title=Katy Perry's 'Witness' is a fine breakup album. Why didn't she just say so?|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|work=[[USA Today]]|date=June 7, 2017|accessdate=June 8, 2017}}</ref> |
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Hannah J. Davies of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, writing that the singer "still has a flair for tunes that quickly seep into the collective consciousness" and praised "Swish Swish" as "a house-fuelled banger with undeniable groove," though felt that "Perry's heartfelt ballads feel tacked on in the face of all this weirdness."<ref name="guardian"/> Leonie Cooper from ''[[NME]]'' gave it the same rating and noted that the album did not display any subtlety in the music, complimenting it for "[delivering] important messages about female autonomy to a young audience, it's surely better to shout than whisper."<ref name="NME"/> [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'s Mike Wass also gave ''Witness'' a score of 4 out of 5. He did not feel it had "introspection or maturity," though praised "Miss You More" as "the kind of brutally honest anthem that Katy isn't given enough credit for," and dubbed it "the album's emotional core." Wass concluded that "''Witness'' might be overly ambitious and is definitely a couple of songs too long, but dance-pop experiments don't come much more enjoyable than this."<ref name="idolator"/> |
Hannah J. Davies of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, writing that the singer "still has a flair for tunes that quickly seep into the collective consciousness" and praised "Swish Swish" as "a house-fuelled banger with undeniable groove," though felt that "Perry's heartfelt ballads feel tacked on in the face of all this weirdness."<ref name="guardian"/> Leonie Cooper from ''[[NME]]'' gave it the same rating and noted that the album did not display any subtlety in the music, complimenting it for "[delivering] important messages about female autonomy to a young audience, it's surely better to shout than whisper."<ref name="NME"/> [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'s Mike Wass also gave ''Witness'' a score of 4 out of 5. He did not feel it had "introspection or maturity," though praised "Miss You More" as "the kind of brutally honest anthem that Katy isn't given enough credit for," and dubbed it "the album's emotional core." Wass concluded that "''Witness'' might be overly ambitious and is definitely a couple of songs too long, but dance-pop experiments don't come much more enjoyable than this."<ref name="idolator">{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7664420/katy-perry-witness-album-review|first=Mike|last=Wass|title=Katy Perry's 'Witness': Album Review|date=June 9, 2017|accessdate=June 11, 2017|publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]}}</ref> |
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Giving ''Witness'' 3 out of 5 stars, Christopher R. Weingarten wrote in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that it was comparable to the music of [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] and [[Camila Cabello]], and that the songs blended "into the rest of the radio." He also did not like how Perry's voice was "devoured in effects and reverb."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Sal Cinquemani gave the same score, praising the empowerment themes within "Hey Hey Hey" and "Power", though ultimately felt that the record "lacks both the big hooks that propelled Perry's past hits up the charts and the conceptual and sonic focus to give her pop real purpose."<ref name="slant"/> |
Giving ''Witness'' 3 out of 5 stars, Christopher R. Weingarten wrote in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that it was comparable to the music of [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]] and [[Camila Cabello]], and that the songs blended "into the rest of the radio." He also did not like how Perry's voice was "devoured in effects and reverb."<ref name="rollingstone"/> Sal Cinquemani gave the same score, praising the empowerment themes within "Hey Hey Hey" and "Power", though ultimately felt that the record "lacks both the big hooks that propelled Perry's past hits up the charts and the conceptual and sonic focus to give her pop real purpose."<ref name="slant"/> |
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Length | 57:28 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Witness is the fifth studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on June 9, 2017 by Capitol Records. Three singles have been released from the record thus far: "Chained to the Rhythm" featuring Skip Marley on February 10, "Bon Appétit" featuring Migos on April 28, and "Swish Swish" featuring Nicki Minaj on May 19.
Production
Following the release of her fourth album Prism in 2013 and the end of the Prismatic World Tour in October 2015, Perry told The New York Times in February 2016 that she was in the "research and development phase" of a new album.[3] She decided to take a hiatus after the tour concluded to "give my mental health a break" before starting to write new songs the following June.[4] Perry felt "refreshed" after the hiatus, and had over 40 tracks "in progress" before the year ended.[5] In August, the singer stated that she aspired to make material "that connects and relates and inspires"[6] and told Ryan Seacrest that she was "not rushing" her fifth album, adding "I'm just having a lot of fun, but experimenting and trying different producers, and different collaborators, and different styles."[7] In February 2017, Perry stated that the album was "definitely a new era for me" and "an era of purposeful pop" she was proud of.[8] Later that month, she told Capital FM that "I've got something swirling, but I think I want to put out some songs first before I give them the full meal."[9] The following May, Perry revealed to Entertainment Weekly that the album will include 15 of the 40 songs she wrote for it, and described the record as "fun and dance-y and dark and light."[10]
Artwork
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."[11]
Promotion
In February 2017, Spotify announced that it would run a campaign to promote the album up to its release the following the summer.[12] On May 15, Perry confirmed the album would be titled Witness and would be released through Capitol Records on June 9, 2017. She also announced that the concert tour supporting the album, titled Witness: The Tour, would run in North America from September 2017 to February 2018.[13] Tickets purchased would include a copy of the album.[14] The night before Witness came out, she hosted a live countdown for the record on her YouTube channel,[15] which featured the singer performing and discussing tracks on the record as well as responding to fan questions.[16] To accompany the album's release, Perry also broadcast herself on YouTube with a live-stream titled Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide from June 9 to June 12, concluding with a live concert on the final day.[17]
Perry performed "Chained to the Rhythm" at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017 alongside Skip Marley. They performed the track again later at the 2017 Brit Awards on February 22, and the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 5.[18][19][20] On May 20, Perry performed "Swish Swish" and "Bon Appétit" on the Saturday Night Live season 42 finale.[21][22]
Singles
The album's lead single, "Chained to the Rhythm" featuring Skip Marley, was released on February 10, 2017.[23][24] It went on to top the charts in Hungary[25] while reaching number four in the United States.[26] The second single, "Bon Appétit" with Migos, followed on April 28, 2017.[23] "Swish Swish", featuring Nicki Minaj, was released as the third single on May 19, 2017. It was produced by Duke Dumont.[27]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 5.5[28] |
Metacritic | 54/100[29] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | C–[31] |
Consequence of Sound | C[32] |
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Entertainment Weekly | B[34] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 4.8/10[36] |
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 54, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."[29] Wren Graves from Consequence of Sound gave the album a rating of C. He listed "Swish Swish", "Power", and "Déjà Vu" as essential tracks, but felt that most of the other songs were more of a "filler," and that a lack of cohesiveness with Perry's output made Witness inferior to her previous material.[32] Kevin O'Donnell of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B rating stating, "Perry is reflective, anxious, and fired up on Witness," highlighting "Déjà Vu" and "Swish Swish" as the best tracks.[34] USA Today's Maeve McDermott commended the album for being "sonically coherent" and noted it as a personal record, rather than the politically charged marketing campaign it had received.[39]
Hannah J. Davies of The Guardian gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, writing that the singer "still has a flair for tunes that quickly seep into the collective consciousness" and praised "Swish Swish" as "a house-fuelled banger with undeniable groove," though felt that "Perry's heartfelt ballads feel tacked on in the face of all this weirdness."[35] Leonie Cooper from NME gave it the same rating and noted that the album did not display any subtlety in the music, complimenting it for "[delivering] important messages about female autonomy to a young audience, it's surely better to shout than whisper."[1] Idolator's Mike Wass also gave Witness a score of 4 out of 5. He did not feel it had "introspection or maturity," though praised "Miss You More" as "the kind of brutally honest anthem that Katy isn't given enough credit for," and dubbed it "the album's emotional core." Wass concluded that "Witness might be overly ambitious and is definitely a couple of songs too long, but dance-pop experiments don't come much more enjoyable than this."[40]
Giving Witness 3 out of 5 stars, Christopher R. Weingarten wrote in Rolling Stone that it was comparable to the music of Halsey and Camila Cabello, and that the songs blended "into the rest of the radio." He also did not like how Perry's voice was "devoured in effects and reverb."[37] Sal Cinquemani gave the same score, praising the empowerment themes within "Hey Hey Hey" and "Power", though ultimately felt that the record "lacks both the big hooks that propelled Perry's past hits up the charts and the conceptual and sonic focus to give her pop real purpose."[38]
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, saying it felt "relentless and a shade desperate" and called the record "a conceptual muddle." He added that Witness "erodes whatever adult contemporary progress Perry made with Prism."[30] The Daily Telegraph journalist Neil McCormick gave Witness the same rating, and panned the usage of the term "purposeful pop" for the songs. He found Witness to be musically repetitive, explaining that within the multitude of people working on the record, Perry's "individual talent" was lost making "Witness [sound like] someone trying to cover too many bases."[33] Writing for The Independent, Andy Gill also rated the record 2 out of 5 stars. He criticized the production of the tracks, especially the ones by Max Martin, describing them as "identical to everyone else's."[41] Mikael Wood from Los Angeles Times shared a similar view in his analysis of the album. Wood was critical of the musical direction on Witness, the supposed "purposeful pop" being lost in the tracks and Perry's singing. He listed "Chained to the Rhythm" and "Swish Swish" as highlights.[42] According to Jordan Sargent from Spin, the record "feels like it's making a bid for a level of artistic seriousness—a recognition of aesthetic vision—that Perry has never really been afforded." He felt that it indicated her "artillery of undeniable pop songs" had been "all but depleted."[43] Variety writer Chris Willman did not feel album was "the kind of obvious smash to which all of America would plainly say: Baby, you're a firework," but asserted it "counts at least as a sparkler — the kind you hold in your hand for 45 seconds in the summer, if not the enduring."[44]
Commercial performance
Music industry prognosticators predicted Witness to debut atop the US Billboard 200 with sales between 200,000–225,000 album-equivalent units in the United States, with 175,000 coming from traditional album sales.[45]
In Japan the album debuted at number 22 on the Oricon Albums Chart with sales of 3,325 copies.[46]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Witness" |
| 4:10 | |
2. | "Hey Hey Hey" |
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| 3:34 |
3. | "Roulette" |
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| 3:18 |
4. | "Swish Swish" (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
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| 4:02 |
5. | "Déjà Vu" |
| James | 3:17 |
6. | "Power" |
| Garratt | 3:46 |
7. | "Mind Maze" |
| Purity Ring | 4:08 |
8. | "Miss You More" |
| Purity Ring | 3:54 |
9. | "Chained to the Rhythm" (featuring Skip Marley) |
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| 3:57 |
10. | "Tsunami" |
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| 3:23 |
11. | "Bon Appétit" (featuring Migos) |
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| 3:47 |
12. | "Bigger Than Me" |
| Purity Ring | 4:00 |
13. | "Save as Draft" |
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| 3:48 |
14. | "Pendulum" |
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| 4:00 |
15. | "Into Me You See" |
| Hot Chip | 4:24 |
Total length: | 57:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Dance with the Devil" |
| Snow | 3:49 |
17. | "Act My Age" |
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| 3:42 |
Total length: | 64:59 |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chained to the Rhythm" (Music video) | Mathew Cullen | 4:00 |
2. | "Chained to the Rhythm" (Making of part 1) | Possum Hill | 5:50 |
3. | "Chained to the Rhythm" (Making of part 2) | Hill | 4:36 |
Total length: | 14:26 |
Sample credits
- "Power" contains excerpts from "Being with You" written and performed by Smokey Robinson.
- "Swish Swish" contains excerpts from "I Get Deep", written by Roland Clark.
Notes
- ^[a] – additional production
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.[53]
- Nelson Beato – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Jeff Bhasker – producer, keyboards and drums programming (track 14)
- Cory Bice – assistant engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 9, 11); engineer (track 17)
- Edie Lehmann Boddicker – vocal contracting, gospel choir conducting, gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Alexandra Brown – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Denise Carite – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Charlean Carmon – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Carmen Carter – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Bradford Cobb - management
- Tom Coyne – mastering (track 9)
- Mark Crew – production, keyboards, programming (track 17)
- Aubry Delaine – additional engineering, Nicki Minaj vocal recording (track 4)
- Francesco Donadello – engineer (track 15)
- Monique Donnelly – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Duke Dumont – producer, synths, drums, programming (track 4)
- Carmel Echols – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Luke Edgemon – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Anthony Evans – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Tinashe Fazakerley – electric guitar, bass, programming (track 17)
- Iain Findlay – vocal assistant engineering (Nicki Minaj's vocals, track 4)
- Rachael Findlen – engineer (tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17); vocal production (tracks: 7, 8)
- Nicole Franz – art direction
- Sia Furler – background vocals (track 9)
- Jack Garratt – production, all instruments (track 6)
- James Alan Ghaleb – guitar (track 9)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Jim Gilstrap – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Lauren Gluckman – A&R
- John Hanes – mixing engineer
- Ngoc Hoang – management
- Sam Holland – engineer (track 1, 3, 9, 11, 17)
- Oscar Holter – keys (track 11, 12); production, vocal production, programming (track 12)
- Casey Hooper – guitars (track 10)
- Stephen Hybicki – engineer (track 10)
- Illangelo – additional production, additional drum programming (track 14)
- Ilya – production, programming, arranging, drums, percussion, guitars, bass, keys (track 17)
- Clydene Jackson – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Hayden James – production; guitar, bass, background vocals, synths (track 5)
- Steven Jensen – management
- Peter Karlsson – vocal editing (tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 14); additional vocal production (track 8); percussion (track 9)
- Martin Kirkup – management
- Briana Lee – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Isaac Lekach – management
- Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 9, 11); engineer (track 17)
- David Loucks – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Elof Loelv – production, engineer, programming, drums, bass, piano, synthesizers (track 14)
- Ted Lovett – layout
- Skip Marley – featured vocals, background vocals (track 9)
- Max Martin – background vocals, programming, Prophet 6, solina (track 9), percussion; acoustic guitar (track 8); vocal production (tracks: 8, 13)
- Migos – featured vocals (track 11)
- Jamie McCrary – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Zeke Mishanec – assistant engineer (track 4)
- Ryan Nasci – engineer (track 14)
- Dustin O'Halloran – producer, all instruments, arrangement (track 15)
- Pino Palldino – bass (track 14)
- Noah Passovoy – additional keys, programming (track 4, 10); engineer (tracks: 4, 6, 10, 14, 16, 17), vocal production (tracks 5, 6, 10, 14, 16, 17); vocal editing (track 7, 12); additional production (tracks 4, 10); percussion (track 10)
- Ali Payami – acoustic guitar (track 1); drums, bass, synths, piano (tracks: 1, 8, 9); additional vocal production, programming, keys, electric guitar, background vocals, production (track 8); percussion (tracks: 8, 9); hand claps (track 9)
- Louis Price – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Katy Perry – background vocals (tracks: 3, 9), vocals
- Daryl McPherson – Migos vocal production
- Joshua Moreau – bass (track 10)
- Corin Roddick – production, vocal production (track 12)
- David Rudnick – front and back cover art direction
- Scooly – production (track 10)
- Aretha Scruggs – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Tony Scruggs – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Shellback – production; background vocals (track 3); keys, programming (track 11)
- PJ Sledge – keyboards (track 4)
- Felix Snow – production, vocal manipulations, programming, guitar (track 16)
- Thomas Stell – synths (track 5)
- Carmen Twillie – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Oren Waters – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Will Wheaton – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Mike Will Made It – production (track 10)
- Eyvonne Williams – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Brandon Winbush – gospel studio choir (track 14)
- Jason Woods – gospel studio choir (track 14)
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[54] | 6 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[46] | 22 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Ref. |
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Various | June 9, 2017 | [55] | |
August 11, 2017 | Vinyl | [56] |
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