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Smile
Standard edition cover. Five limited-edition physical copies were issued with alternate covers.[1]
Studio album by
Katy Perry
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
Recorded2018–2020
Length36:36
LabelCapitol
Producer
Katy Perry chronology
Witness
(2017) 		Smile
(2020)
Singles from Smile
  1. "Never Really Over"
    Released: May 31, 2019
  2. "Harleys in Hawaii"
    Released: October 16, 2019
  3. "Daisies"
    Released: May 15, 2020
  4. "Smile"
    Released: July 10, 2020

Smile is the upcoming sixth studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It is scheduled to be released on August 28, 2020, by Capitol Records, three years after her previous album Witness (2017). Containing the stand-alone singles "Never Really Over" and "Harleys in Hawaii", the album was supported by the singles "Daisies" and "Smile". Perry described Smile as her "journey towards the light, with stories of resilience, hope, and love".

Background

In March 2018, Ian Kirkpatrick announced he had worked with Perry on new music. In an interview with The Fader, he stated: "We did a couple of days and she is amazing." He further stated that working with Perry was "someone I've wanted to work with my whole life, and she was literally the most normal, no-ego person."[2] In June of the same year, Perry was seen working with Max Martin in his native Sweden.[3] In March 2020, Ryan Tedder revealed he had worked with Perry on new music for the album, telling Official Charts Company: "I was working with Katy two weeks ago." He continued explaining how she was "in a really cool headspace. I've only cut one song with her but I'm in love with it."[4]

Perry also announced her intentions that month of releasing "a lot" of new music during the over the year's summer.[5] In May, she announced "Daisies" as the album's lead single.[6][7] The same month, Amazon Alexa announced the album's release date as August 14, 2020.[8][9] In a June 2020 interview with Billboard, Perry discussed a new song, titled "Teary Eyes".[10] She later confirmed the following month that "Never Really Over" will be on the album.[11] The same month, the album's title was confirmed as Smile, after one of the songs on the album.[12] The album will also be released as a bone white vinyl,[13] alongside with a picture disc one,[14] a cassette[15], and a limited deluxe edition CD, with a lenticular cover,[16] and titled "Fan edition", being the latter available for preorder so far on Perry's[16] and Universal Music Czech Republic's official webstores.[17] On August 2, a flash sale went up on Perry's online store for five days. This sale featured five limited-edition alternate covers of the standard edition of the album that could only be pre-ordered during this sale.[1]

On July 27, Perry announced on social media that the album release date had been pushed back from August 14 to August 28 due to "unavoidable production delays".[18]

Conception and artwork

Perry explained that Smile is about "finding the light at the end of the tunnel", and taking back your smile, and that the album comes from a place where she fell in after her career and relationship hit a low point back in 2017. Perry stated that she struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts, and that gratitude is what saved her life.[19] Perry also defined the album as her "journey towards the light, with stories of resilience, hope, and love".[20]

The album's artwork features Perry as "a glum clown with a red nose and a blue and white checkered suit above the title, Smile". It was unveiled via a Twitter game that involved her fans/followers tweeting about the album to "tweet to pop virtual balloons in order to uncover" the album cover.[21] In August, Perry unveiled a limited edition collection of vinyl picture discs and alternative CD packaging for the album. Five alternative covers/vinyl picture disc are available for a period of five days.[1]

Promotion and singles

"Daisies" was released on May 15, 2020 as the album's lead single.[22] The album was made available to pre-order on July 10, 2020, alongside the title track.[23]

Throughout 2019 and 2020, Perry released four solo songs, originally intended to be non-album singles. "Never Really Over", released on May 31, 2019, was announced to be on Smile by Perry in June 2020.[11] "Harleys in Hawaii", released on October 16, 2019, was revealed to be on the standard track list upon the release of the album pre-order.[24] "Small Talk", released August 9, 2019, and "Never Worn White", released March 5, 2020, did not make the standard track list, but ended up as bonus tracks on the "Fan edition" of the album.[17]

Track listing

Standard edition[24][17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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
Total length:36:36
Fan edition bonus tracks[17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Small Talk"
  • Perry
  • Carlsson
  • Puth
  • Hindlin
  • Carlsson
  • Puth
2:41
14."Never Worn White"
Carlsson3:45
15."Daisies" (acoustic)
  • Perry
  • Bellion
  • Hindlin
  • Pollack
  • Johnson
  • Johnson
 3:05
16."Daisies" (Oliver Heldens remix)
  • Perry
  • Bellion
  • Hindlin
  • Pollack
  • Johnson
  • Johnson
 3:35
Total length:49:42
Target edition bonus tracks[26]
No.TitleLength
13."Track 13" 
14."Track 14" (Voice Memo) 
Notes and samples
  • ^[a] denotes producers that are also credited for producing vocals on that track
  • ^[b] denotes producers that are only credited for producing vocals on that track
  • ^[c] denotes additional producers or additional production by
  • "Never Really Over" contains interpolations from "Love You Like That", written by Dagny Sandvik, Jason Gill, Michelle Buzz.
  • "Smile" contains samples from "Jamboree", written by Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Kier Gist.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Smile
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various August 28, 2020
Standard Capitol [27]
CD Fan Edition [16]
United States
  • CD
  • LP
 Target Edition [28][26]

References

  1. ^ a b c References for limited edition artwork:
    • Official store listings – "Flash Sale: Limited Edition Alternate Artwork Albums". Katy Perry Official Store. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
    • Twitter - Perry, Katy (August 2, 2020). "Police cars revolving light!!! IT'S UP! !!Police cars revolving lightPartying face FLASH sale of the collectible #SMILE album artwork is ONLY available from now until Thursday at 11:59pm EST Slightly smiling faceUpside-down face Get the exclusive CDs and vinyl at Shop.KatyPerry.com Heart suitClown face #smilesundays". Katy Perry Official Store. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Kheraj, Alim (March 8, 2018). "Ian Kirkpatrick on helping create Dua Lipa's 'New Rules' and other weirdo mega-hits". The Fader. United States. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Jones, Abby (June 12, 2018). "Katy Perry & Max Martin reunite in Sweden: Watch the video". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. ^ White, Jack (March 14, 2020). "Katy Perry "a world class vocalist" on new album". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Rice, Nicholas (March 10, 2020). "Pregnant Katy Perry Talks Upcoming New Music: 'There's Gonna Be a Lot to Release in the Summer'". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. ^ White, Jack (May 7, 2020). "Katy Perry announces new single 'Daisies'". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Katy Perry announces new single, 'Daisies,'". United States: ABC News Radio. May 7, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Langford, Jackson (May 13, 2020). "Katy Perry announces album release date via Amazon's Alexa". NME. United Kingdom: Bandlab Technologies. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  9. ^ Bang Showbiz (May 13, 2020). "Katy Perry to release KP5 in August". The List. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  10. ^ Rowley, Glenn (June 23, 2020). "Katy Perry Reveals Inspiration Behind Upcoming 'KP5' Track 'Teary Eyes' in New Interview". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Ginsberg, Gab (July 1, 2020). "Katy Perry Drops Acoustic Version of 'Daisies,' Confirms 'Never Really Over' Will Be on 'KP5'". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Torres, Leonardo (July 8, 2020). "Título do álbum novo da Katy Perry é confirmado" [Title for Katy Perry's new album is confirmed]. POPline (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazil: Terra Brasil. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "Katy Perry – Smile [LP] [Bone White] – Coloured Vinyl". Amazon.com. United States: Amazon. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Smile D2C Exclusive Picture Disc Vinyl + Digital Album". Katy Perry Official Webstore. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Smile Cassette + Digital Album". Katy Perry Official Webstore. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c "Smile Fan Edition Deluxe CD + Digital Album". Katy Perry Official Webstore. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d "SMILE - CD album (FAN EDITION) - PERRY KATY". Universal Music Czech Republic Official Webstore. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  18. ^ Mamo, Heran (July 27, 2020). "Katy Perry delivers 'Smile' album delay news with a pie in her face: See the announcement". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  19. ^ "Katy Perry reveals she felt suicidal during 2017 split from Orlando Bloom". pennlive. June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  20. ^ @katyperry (July 9, 2020). "I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile. This whole album is my journey towards the light – with stories of resilience, hope, and love. ♥️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 9, 2020). "Katy Perry Proves She's the Ultimate 'Pop' Star With Playful KP5 Album Cover Reveal". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  22. ^ Daw, Stephen (May 7, 2020). "Katy Perry Announces New Single 'Daisies'". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Graves, Wren (July 10, 2020). "Katy Perry reveals new album Smile, shares title track: Stream". Consequence of Sound. United States: Consequence Holdings, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ a b "Smile by Katy Perry". Apple Music. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  25. ^ "ACE Repertory Title only love Writer sophie cooke". ASCAP. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  26. ^ a b "Katy Perry - Smile (Target Exclusive, CD)". Target.com. United States: Target Corporation. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  27. ^ "MUSIC – Katy Perry Official Store". Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  28. ^ "Katy Perry - Smile (Target Exclusive, Vinyl)". Target.com. United States: Target Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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