# 143 (Katy Perry album)
**143** is a studio album by the American singer [Katy Perry](https://www.edgepedia.org/katy-perry), released on September 20, 2024, by [Capitol Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/capitol-records). It was her first full-length album since *Smile* (2020), and it takes its title from pager-era code for "I love you" (one letter, four letters, three letters), which Perry also calls her "angel number."[1](https://apnews.com/article/419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab) • [2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143/) The album was marketed as a dance-pop return to form, but it received the worst reviews of Perry's career, with a Metacritic aggregate of 37 out of 100 based on 18 professional reviews.[3](https://www.metacritic.com/music/143)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | September 20, 2024, Capitol Records; 11-track standard edition, about 33 minutes long[3](https://www.metacritic.com/music/143) • [4](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/09/21/katy-perry-143-review/) |
| Title meaning | 143 is pager-era code for "I love you"; Perry also calls it her "angel number"[1](https://apnews.com/article/419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab) |
| Production | 10 of the 11 standard-edition songs feature writing and production by Dr. Luke; the closer "Wonder" was produced by Stargate[5](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/09/katy-perry-143-review/680014/) • [6](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/katy-perry-143-review-3795535) |
| Guest features | 21 Savage, Doechii, J.I.D, and Kim Petras[3](https://www.metacritic.com/music/143) |
| Lead single | "Woman's World," released July 11, 2024; peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted for one week[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/) |
| Critical reception | Metacritic score of 37/100 from 18 reviews, classified as "generally unfavorable"; Pitchfork rated it 4.5[3](https://www.metacritic.com/music/143) |
| Deluxe edition | *1432*, released December 2024, with 15 songs including the previously unreleased "OK"[8](https://sportsslife.net/upload/ckfinder/files/mumimal.pdf) |
## Background and title
143 arrived four years after *Smile* (2020), which itself had followed the commercially muted *Witness* (2017). Perry described the record as "just a fun record…it's not that deep," made after the birth of her daughter Daisy, and said its themes came from thoughts of appreciation, fulfillment, happiness, and spreading love.[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143/) • [9](https://www.audacy.com/991themix/news/katy-perry-on-the-making-of-143) In interviews she framed it as a dance-pop record with "a lot of tempo, it's a lot of love," and said several songs, including the closer "Wonder," were directed toward her daughter.[9](https://www.audacy.com/991themix/news/katy-perry-on-the-making-of-143) • [10](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/)
Announcing the album on social media on July 10, 2024, Perry wrote, "143 IS A PARTY AND THE WORLD IS INVITED!" and described it as "The Love Frequency."[11](https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/katy-perry-143/) Sources disagree on its ordinal place in her catalog: the [Official Charts Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/official-charts-company) calls it her sixth studio album, while Forbes and other outlets call it her seventh.[11](https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/katy-perry-143/) • [7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/)
## Production and collaborators
The album's production became its most discussed attribute before release. [Dr. Luke](https://www.edgepedia.org/dr-luke) (Lukasz Gottwald), who had helped produce and write Perry's early successes including *Teenage Dream* (2010) and with whom she had stopped working after *Prism* (2013), wrote and produced 10 of the 11 standard-edition tracks.[5](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/09/katy-perry-143-review/680014/) His involvement drew criticism because of the legal battle with Kesha, who had accused him of sexual and emotional abuse in a lawsuit filed in 2014; he denied the allegations, and the two settled out of court.[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/) Perry defended the collaboration on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, saying Dr. Luke was "one of many collaborators" from earlier in her career.[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/)
The Norwegian production team Stargate produced the closing track "Wonder," the only song without Dr. Luke's involvement, and [Max Martin](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-martin) assisted as a co-writer on one song.[6](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/katy-perry-143-review-3795535) • [5](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/09/katy-perry-143-review/680014/) Guest features included the rappers 21 Savage ("Gimme Gimme") and J.I.D, the rapper Doechii ("I'm His, He's Mine"), and the singer [Kim Petras](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-petras) ("Gorgeous").[3](https://www.metacritic.com/music/143)
## Singles and rollout
The rollout drew sustained negative attention. "Woman's World," a feminist-empowerment anthem whose video featured Perry in [Rosie the Riveter](https://www.edgepedia.org/rosie-the-riveter) styling, was released on July 11, 2024, to poor reviews and weak chart performance, peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a single week, the weakest showing for a Perry lead single to that point.[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/) Days after the video's release, Perry posted behind-the-scenes footage calling its concept "satire" and "very on the nose."[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/)
The second single, "Lifetimes," generated separate controversy when the [Balearic Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/balearic-islands)' environmental department opened an investigation into its video shoot in Spain, alleging Perry's production company had not obtained proper authorization to film and that it would monitor for possible damage.[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/) • [1](https://apnews.com/article/419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab) The Associated Press described the first three singles as only adequate: "Woman's World" as a [Lady Gaga](https://www.edgepedia.org/lady-gaga)-esque arena anthem, "Lifetimes" as reminiscent of 2010s [Calvin Harris](https://www.edgepedia.org/calvin-harris), and "I'm His, He's Mine" as lifting Crystal Waters' 1991 house classic "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)."[1](https://apnews.com/article/419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab)
## Critical reception
**Reviews were overwhelmingly negative.** Metacritic aggregated 18 professional reviews into a score of 37 out of 100, its "generally unfavorable" band, with zero positive, 11 mixed, and 7 negative reviews; commentators noted it was among the lowest-rated albums on the site in more than a decade.[3](https://www.metacritic.com/music/143) • [5](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/09/katy-perry-143-review/680014/) Pitchfork's review by Rich Juzwiak scored it 4.5 and described the material as "so devoid of anything distinguishing that it makes one suspicious it's a troll."[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143/)
Recurring criticisms targeted the album's dated sound and generic lyrics. The Guardian, in a two-star review, called it a "wan Europop revival" that fell short of total catastrophe but was not good, feeling dated beside the pop of [Charli XCX](https://www.edgepedia.org/charli-xcx), Chappell Roan, and [Sabrina Carpenter](https://www.edgepedia.org/sabrina-carpenter).[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/) The Washington Post called it "an album of anonymous electro-pop" whose EDM belonged "at a retro DJ night," and noted that "I'm His, He's Mine" repurposed the "Gypsy Woman" hook as a codependence duet.[4](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/09/21/katy-perry-143-review/) The Los Angeles Times described "an oddly cold dance-pop album with boring melodies, utilitarian grooves and vocal performances that feel vaguely AI-derived."[12](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-review) The Harvard Crimson wrote that with four years' distance and a large writing team, the album should have restored Perry's relevance but instead resembled "the result of asking generative AI to create a Katy Perry album."[13](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/10/15/katy-perry-143-album-review/)
Some critics found partial merits. Slant Magazine called "Lifetimes" a reminder that Perry and her collaborators could still write earworms, and found the closing track "Wonder" sweetly sincere once read as addressed to her daughter.[10](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/) NME praised "Gorgeous" as slinky ear candy carried by Kim Petras's energy, while faulting lyrics that expressed "unsisterly sentiments" three songs after "Woman's World."[6](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/katy-perry-143-review-3795535)
## Aftermath
Perry supported the album with live performances around its release, including a greatest-hits medley at the [MTV Video Music Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/mtv-video-music-awards), where she received the [Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-jackson-video-vanguard-award) on September 11, 2024, and a set at [Rock in Rio](https://www.edgepedia.org/rock-in-rio) on the release date, where crowds sang along even to "Woman's World."[2](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143/) • [14](https://kcde.kr/userfiles/file/42231004256.pdf) A deluxe edition, *1432*, followed in December 2024, adding previously unreleased material, including the song "OK," for a 15-song track list.[8](https://sportsslife.net/upload/ckfinder/files/mumimal.pdf) On the album's first anniversary in September 2025, Perry posted on Instagram describing the year since its release as a "rollercoaster."[15](https://assets.website-files.com/6803ce8d2dfc5c19a4bf8b58/68d6f6be8bae0fd32aedb8db_31540960666.pdf) A Spanish-language report in mid-2026 described an unexpected resurgence of interest in the album's material around the 2026 World Cup, nearly two years after its release.[16](https://los40.com/2026/07/01/katy-perry-resucita-143-el-disco-que-todos-dieron-por-muerto-gracias-a-el-mundial/)
## References
1. [Music Review: Katy Perry returns with the uninspired and forgettable '143', Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab)
2. [Katy Perry: 143 Album Review, Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143/)
3. [143 by Katy Perry, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/143)
4. [Katy Perry is a pop star out of time on new album '143', The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/09/21/katy-perry-143-review/)
5. [Why Katy Perry Can't Get Her Groove Back, The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/09/katy-perry-143-review/680014/)
6. [Katy Perry – '143' review: a pop star struggles to relocate her old sense of fun, NME](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/katy-perry-143-review-3795535)
7. [Katy Perry's Rough '143' Album Rollout, Explained, Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/)
8. [Katy Perry biography compilation (1432 deluxe details)](https://sportsslife.net/upload/ckfinder/files/mumimal.pdf)
9. [Katy Perry on the making of '143', Audacy](https://www.audacy.com/991themix/news/katy-perry-on-the-making-of-143)
10. [Katy Perry '143' Review: A Mostly Joyless, By-the-Numbers Comeback, Slant Magazine](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/)
11. [143 – Katy Perry, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/katy-perry-143/)
12. [Katy Perry's '143' is slick with flop sweat, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-review)
13. ['143' Album Review: Far From Roaring, Katy Perry Stumbles into Late-Stage Mediocrity, The Harvard Crimson](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/10/15/katy-perry-143-album-review/)
14. [How long does it take to recover from space travel (compilation including 143 release chronology)](https://kcde.kr/userfiles/file/42231004256.pdf)
15. [Katy Perry marks first anniversary of 143 (compilation of press coverage)](https://assets.website-files.com/6803ce8d2dfc5c19a4bf8b58/68d6f6be8bae0fd32aedb8db_31540960666.pdf)
16. [Katy Perry resucita '143', el disco que todos dieron por muerto, gracias al Mundial, Los40](https://los40.com/2026/07/01/katy-perry-resucita-143-el-disco-que-todos-dieron-por-muerto-gracias-a-el-mundial/)
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