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'''''143''''' is the seventh studio album by ~~the~~ American singer [[Katy Perry]],. It was released on September 20, 2024, by [[Capitol Records]]. ~~Perry~~The ~~stated that the numeric~~album title not only represents the phrase "I love you", but is also ~~her~~Perry's symbolic "angel number". As Perry's first album since ''[[Smile (Katy Perry album)|Smile]]'' (2020), ''143'' ~~expands on the~~includes themes of self-love and empowerment, inspired by her motherhood.

In order to create a "[[dance party]]" album, Perry worked with previous collaborators [[Max Martin]], [[Dr. Luke]], and [[Stargate (record producers)|Stargate]], while also approaching first-time collaborators [[Vaughn Oliver]] and [[Rocco Did It Again!]]. Dr. Luke's involvement in the album was widely criticized because of fellow singer [[Kesha]]'s [[Kesha v. Dr. Luke|sexual assault allegations against him]]. ''143'' features guest appearances from German singer [[Kim Petras]] and American rappers [[JID]], [[21 Savage]] and [[Doechii]].

Three singles preceded the album's release: "[[Woman's World (Katy Perry song)|Woman's World]]" was released as the [[lead single]] on July 11, 2024. The song peaked at number 63 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number 47 on the [[UK singles chart]]. It was followed by the ~~promotional~~ single "[[Lifetimes (song)|Lifetimes]]" on August 8, and "[[I'm His, He's Mine (Katy Perry and Doechii song)|I'm His, He's Mine]]" featuring Doechii on September 13. Commercially, the album ~~surpassed most first-week sales predictions and~~ debuted at number six on both the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and the [[UK Albums Chart]], while reaching the top ten in six other countries. In support of the album, Perry is set to embark on [[the Lifetimes Tour]] in 2025.

~~Upon release,~~ ''143'' received ~~mostly~~ negative reviews from music critics, becoming the worst-reviewed album of Perry's career. The album was ~~widely~~ criticized as being creatively stagnant, with ~~critics deeming~~ its songwriting considered subpar, and its production outdated and insipid. Several critics compared ''143'' to [[Generative artificial intelligence|AI-generated]] music.

== Background and conception ==

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== Release and promotion ==

[[File:Katy Perry on the iHeartAwards2024 Yellow Carpet 02.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Perry at [[2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards]] yellow carpet]]

Perry revealed on July 10, 2024, that her seventh album is titled ''143'' and will be released on September 20, 2024, by [[Capitol Records]], aligned with her headlining live performance at the Rock in Rio Festival, in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's new album is called '143.' Here's everything we know so far. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-143-new-album-tracklist-release-date-2024-7?amp |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=[[Business Insider]] |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710232724/https://www.businessinsider.com/katy-perry-143-new-album-tracklist-release-date-2024-7?amp |url-status=live }}</ref> To further excite her fans, she went on a social media livestream that day and teased new songs from the album, including "Nirvana", "Gimme Gimme" featuring [[21 Savage]], and "I'm His, He's Mine" featuring [[Doechii]], which samples "[[Gypsy Woman (Crystal Waters song)|Gypsy Woman]]" by [[Crystal Waters]].<ref name=Variety143>{{cite magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |title=Katy Perry Teases Sixth Album '143' With Features From Doechii and 21 Savage, Plus a Crystal Waters Sample |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/katy-perry-143-doechii-21-savage-crystal-waters-1236066908/ |date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |magazine=Variety |url-status=live |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711010857/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/katy-perry-143-doechii-21-savage-crystal-waters-1236066908/ }}</ref> During her interview with Lowe, Perry shared snippets of two other ''143'' tracks: "Lifetimes" and "Gorgeous".<ref name=PartyNME>{{cite magazine|first=Alex|last=Regatti|title=Katy Perry talks new album '143': "It's a dance party and everyone's invited"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/katy-perry-talks-new-album-143-its-a-dance-party-and-everyones-invited-3774456|magazine=[[NME]]|date=July 12, 2024|access-date=July 12, 2024|archive-date=July 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712161207/https://www.nme.com/news/music/katy-perry-talks-new-album-143-its-a-dance-party-and-everyones-invited-3774456|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was available as eight vinyl variants, four CD variants, a cassette tape, and multiple digital download variants with exclusive bonus tracks.<ref name=StoreRelease /><ref name=":13">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 29, 2024 |title=Future Scores Third No. 1 Album in Six Months as ''Mixtape Pluto'' Debuts Atop ''Billboard'' 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/future-mixtape-pluto-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235788076/ |access-date=September 29, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

=== Singles ===

The lead single, "[[Woman's World (Katy Perry song)|Woman's World]]", was released on July 11, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Camp |first=Alexa |title=Katy Perry flexes her Pop prowess in new single "Woman's World" |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-womans-world/ |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 12, 2024 |magazine=[[Slant Magazine]] |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712134417/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-womans-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song and its music video were received negatively by critics and the ~~public~~audience. Several journalists attributed it to the "bad taste" of the album's marketing, which they found unhelpful to Perry's perceived commercial decline with ''Witness'' and ''Smile''. Perry's collaboration with Dr. Luke, who has been [[Kesha v. Dr. Luke|accused of sexual harassment]] by American singer [[Kesha]], was also widely criticized.<ref>Sources on the general response to the album's marketing and Perry's commercial performance since ''Witness'':

*{{Cite web |last=Browne |first=David |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's 'Woman's World' and the End of 2010s Pop |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/katy-perry-womans-world-backlash-op-ed-1235061347/ |access-date=July 19, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718033315/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/katy-perry-womans-world-backlash-op-ed-1235061347/ |url-status=live }}

*{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Jodi |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's Second Flop Era, 2004 Pop Girlie Nostalgia, and Olympics Hype |url=https://www.theringer.com/2024/7/19/24201783/katy-perry-second-flop-era-2004-pop-girlie-nostalgia-and-olympics-hype |access-date=July 19, 2024 |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822004239/https://www.theringer.com/2024/7/19/24201783/katy-perry-second-flop-era-2004-pop-girlie-nostalgia-and-olympics-hype |url-status=live }}

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*{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=2024-08-15 |title=The VMAs Decide Now Is the Time to Honor Katy Perry |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/katy-perry-video-vanguard-award.html |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816031520/https://www.vulture.com/article/katy-perry-video-vanguard-award.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

A second single, "[[Lifetimes (~~Katy Perry~~ song)|Lifetimes]]", was released on August 8, 2024. Its music video, which revealed ''143''{{'}}s track list, was accused of trespassing on ecologically protected dunes by the government of [[Balearic Islands]], Spain.<ref name="143Tracklist">{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Katy Perry Reveals '143' Track List in Beachy 'Lifetimes' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-143-track-list-kim-petras-21-savage-lifetimes-video-1235076680/ |access-date=August 12, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McLaren |first=Bonnie |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Katy Perry under Spain environmental investigation over Lifetimes video |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20411z4q34o |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=2024-08-15 |title=And Now Katy Perry Is Under an Environmental Investigation, Too |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/katy-perry-lifetimes-video-environmental-investigation.html |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909185552/https://www.vulture.com/article/katy-perry-lifetimes-video-environmental-investigation.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Katy Perry has released 2 stale songs and is in a 'career crisis.' A PR expert says her comeback can still be salvaged — if she does it right {{!}} Business Insider India |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perry-has-released-2-stale-songs-and-is-in-a-career-crisis-a-pr-expert-says-her-comeback-can-still-be-salvaged-if-she-does-it-right/articleshow/112412893.cms |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[Business Insider]] |language=en |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916100319/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perry-has-released-2-stale-songs-and-is-in-a-career-crisis-a-pr-expert-says-her-comeback-can-still-be-salvaged-if-she-does-it-right/articleshow/112412893.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

Perry performed "[[I'm His, He's Mine]]" with [[Doechii]] and "Lifetimes" in a [[Medley (music)|medley]] at the [[2024 MTV Video Music Awards]] on September 11,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Katy Perry Flies Through 'Lifetimes' of Hits as She Accepts VMA Vanguard Award |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-accepts-vma-vanguard-award-2024-1235098378/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=2024-09-12 |date=2024-09-12 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912171137/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-accepts-vma-vanguard-award-2024-1235098378/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with the song being released as a single two days later on September 13.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Katy Perry and Doechii Set Release Date for First Collaboration 'I'm His, He's Mine' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/katy-perry-doechii-set-release-134215672.html |access-date=September 11, 2024 |publisher=Yahoo! Entertainment |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911215524/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/katy-perry-doechii-set-release-134215672.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On album's release day, Perry performed "Woman's World", "Gimme Gimme", "Gorgeous", "I'm His, He's Mine" and "Lifetimes" at [[Rock in Rio]]. Perry performed "Gorgeous" and "Lifetimes" at the [[2024 AFL Grand Final]] on September 28.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fekadu|first=Mesfin|title=Katy Perry to Receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at 2024 MTV VMAs|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 15, 2024|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/katy-perry-michael-jackson-video-vanguard-award-mtv-vmas-1235975562/|access-date=August 16, 2024|archive-date=September 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914043748/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/katy-perry-michael-jackson-video-vanguard-award-mtv-vmas-1235975562/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Laughton |first=Max |title=You're gonna hear her roar: AFL tipped to land Katy Perry for 2024 Grand Final entertainment |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2024-katy-perry-set-to-headline-afl-grand-final-entertainment-5-million-cost-wholl-perform-at-the-mcg-latest-news/news-story/1f883794c5f2a7011803a735776536b0 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |work=[[Fox Sports]]|date=July 10, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Laughton |first=Max |title=Katy Perry Announces 'Celebratory' Sixth Album 143, Sets Fall Release Date |url=https://people.com/katy-perry-announces-143-album-sets-fall-release-date-8676037 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824002950/https://people.com/katy-perry-announces-143-album-sets-fall-release-date-8676037 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album's singles underperformed on the charts.<ref name="Petridis" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />

== Critical reception ==

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''143'' ~~was~~received ~~universally~~negative ~~panned~~reviews byfrom [[Music journalism|music critics]], who dubbed it Perry's worst work.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |title=Katy Perry Releases '143' Album To Dismal Reviews After Dr. Luke Controversy And Unsuccessful Singles |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/09/20/katy-perry-releases-143-album-to-dismal-reviews-after-dr-luke-controversy-and-unsuccessful-singles/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stahl |first=Jay |title=Katy Perry's new album '143' is 'mindless' and 'uninspired,' per critics. What happened? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/09/20/katy-perry-143-album-reviews/75310793007/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry's new album rollout is a masterclass in what not to do |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-album/104373768 |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |language=en-AU |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920164702/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-album/104373768 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-20 |title=The Reviews For Katy Perry's New Album 143 Are Here And... Ouch |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/reviews-katy-perrys-album-143-112429542.html |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archivse.org/web/20240921103619/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/reviews-katy-perrys-album-143-112429542.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haigh |first=Joshua |date=September 26, 2024 |title='Nosedive': Katy Perry's career dealt final blow |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/nosedive-katy-perrys-career-dealt-final-blow/news-story/507524206adb321d8330268f0065672a |access-date=September 24, 2024 |website=[[News.com.au]]}}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted mean]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 37, based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref name="MC" /> It marked the lowest-rated album of Perry's career and the lowest-rated album of the [[2020s|2020s decade]] on ~~Metacritic~~the website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Music and Albums of All Time |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/all/all?sort=asc&page=0 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Metacritic |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625020059/https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/all/all?sort=asc&page=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Several reviews considered ''143'' an unimpressive and insubstantial record from Perry. [[Alexis Petridis]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' dubbed ''143'' a mediocre pop album "some way short of total catastrophe."<ref name="Petridis" /> ''[[The New Yorker]]'' critic [[Amanda Petrusich]], ''[[Financial Times]]''{{'s}} Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, and ''[[PopMatters]]''{{'}} Peter Piatkowski said that Perry has lost the frivolity and "cartoonish eccentricity" that used to make her songs "dexterous and funny".<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Petrusich |first=Amanda |date=2024-09-23 |title=With "143," Katy Perry Is No Longer in on the Joke |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/with-143-katy-perry-is-no-longer-in-on-the-joke |access-date=2024-09-25 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Piatkowski |first=Peter |date=2024-09-26 |title=Katy Perry Stumbles on Her Latest Album '413' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/katy-perry-143-review |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=www.popmatters.com |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''{{'s}} Robin Murray,<ref name="Murray22">{{Cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Robin |title=Katy Perry: 143 review |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/katy-perry-143/ |access-date=September 20, 2024 |magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920091719/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/katy-perry-143/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]''{{'s}} Tom Williams,<ref name="Williams">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Tom |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry '143' Review: A Joyless, By-the-Numbers Comeback |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920170715/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]''{{'s}} Ed Potton,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Potton |first=Ed |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry: 143 review — horrors like Woman's World outnumber any highs |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/katy-perry-143-review-horrors-like-womans-world-outnumber-any-highs-lkpj3hjv5 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920172857/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/katy-perry-143-review-horrors-like-womans-world-outnumber-any-highs-lkpj3hjv5 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[NME]]''{{'s}} Nick Levine felt ''143'' was a dull, unsatisfying listen with very little highlights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry – '143' review: a pop star struggles to relocate her old sense of fun |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/katy-perry-143-review-3795535 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Tanatat Khuttapan of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'' dubbed ''143'' an album of "mindless club fillers",<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Khuttapan |first=Tanatat |title=Katy Perry: 143 Review – mindless nothing {{!}} Pop |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/katy-perry-143-succumbs-to-mindless-club-fillers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920134320/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/katy-perry-143-succumbs-to-mindless-club-fillers |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> while ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''{{'s}} Helen Brown referred to it as an inept "disastrous" album.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Helen |date=2024-09-23 |title=Katy Perry, 143: faux-feminist bilge that could've been cooked up by AI |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/katy-perry-143-review-disaster/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> [[Slate (magazine)|''Slate'']]{{'s}} Carl Wilson,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Carl |date=2024-09-20 |title=How the Public Fell Out of Love With Katy Perry |url=https://slate.com/culture/2024/09/katy-perry-143-album-lyrics-review-womans-world-dr-luke.html |access-date=2024-09-21 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339 |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920190357/https://slate.com/culture/2024/09/katy-perry-143-album-lyrics-review-womans-world-dr-luke.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Business Insider|Business Insider India]]''{{'s}} Callie Ahlgrim,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's '143' doesn't have a single redeeming song {{!}} Business Insider India |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Business Insider India |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103722/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The Arts Desk]]''{{'s}} Guy Oddy said the album has no redeeming songs after its three singles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oddy |first=Guy |date=2024-09-21 |title=Album: Katy Perry – 143 |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-katy-perry-143 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=[[The Arts Desk]] |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103645/https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-katy-perry-143 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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Critics took issue with what they considered as an outdated music production. Petridis,<ref name="Petridis" /> Murray,<ref name="Murray22" /> [[Radio New Zealand]]'s Jared Richards,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Jared |date=2024-09-21 |title=Katy Perry's comeback album 143 has been a complete mess. How did this happen? |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/528610/katy-perry-s-comeback-album-143-has-been-a-complete-mess-how-did-this-happen |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> and ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''{{'}} Mikael Wood felt that Perry's music does not fit in a pop scene defined by the fresh sounds of [[Sabrina Carpenter]] and [[Chappell Roan]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=2024-09-20 |title=In a year of great pop music, Katy Perry's latest is pop trash |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-review |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103620/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Dubbing the album "genuinely bad", Wilson regarded Perry as "an [[invasive species]] pushing into environments where she doesn't belong, namely the 2020s."<ref name=":0" /> To ''[[The Independent]]''{{'s}} Roisin O'Conner, ''143'' is out of touch, held back by "commercial aspirations to have any real fun".<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry review, 143: Painfully dated and glaringly out of touch |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/katy-perry-review-143-tracklist-dr-luke-b2616096.html |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Chris Kelly of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Maura Johnston of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', and Hunter-Tilney agreed that ''143'' is a failed attempt in rekindling Perry's prime, resulting in perfunctory pop music that is "as dated as a [[Vine (service)|Vine]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Johnston |first=Maura |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry's '143' Is a Failed Attempt to Rekindle Her Glory Years |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/katy-perry-143-review-1235108317/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920210726/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/katy-perry-143-review-1235108317/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Hunter-Tilney |first=Ludovic |date=September 24, 2024 |title=143 album review — Katy Perry harks back to her heyday in ham-fisted comeback |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7d54baae-e028-4ae5-911d-1fee8f47f9f7 |access-date=September 25, 2024 |website=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Chris |date=September 22, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's comeback album '143' feels about 143 years old |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/09/21/katy-perry-143-review/ |access-date=September 22, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

Multiple critics compared the album's quality and content to those of [[Generative artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence (AI) generated]] music,<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's '143' doesn't have a single redeeming song {{!}} Business Insider India |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103722/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Business Insider India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Horowitz223">{{Cite magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=September 19, 2024 |title=Katy Perry Struggles to Reclaim Past Glory on the Flat '143' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/album-reviews/katy-perry-143-album-review-1236151356/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920041030/https://variety.com/2024/music/album-reviews/katy-perry-143-album-review-1236151356/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=2024-09-20 |title=In a year of great pop music, Katy Perry's latest is pop trash |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103620/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-09-20/katy-perry-143-review |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Wren |date=2024-09-21 |title=Katy Perry's Soulless New Album 143: Review |url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/katy-perry-143-new-album-review/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=[[Consequence (website)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref> with some suspecting AI could have been involved in the making.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Sowman-Lund |first=Stewart |date=2024-09-24 |title=I listened to Katy Perry's new album 143 so you don't have to |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/24-09-2024/i-listened-to-katy-perrys-new-album-143-so-you-dont-have-to |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=The Spinoff |language=en}}</ref> Others felt that ''143'' confirms Perry's perceived loss of creativity after having been a prominent pop star of the 2010s; Fred Thomas of [[AllMusic]] opined, "''143'' rings the [[death knell]] for Perry".<ref name="Williams22">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Tom |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry '143' Review: A Joyless, By-the-Numbers Comeback |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920170715/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/katy-perry-143-album-review/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Thomas |first=Fred |title=143 - Katy Perry {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |date=September 21, 2024 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/143-mw0004327724 |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Murray2222">{{Cite magazine |last=Murray |first=Robin |title=Katy Perry: 143 review |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/katy-perry-143/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920091719/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/katy-perry-143/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref><ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry review, 143: Painfully dated and glaringly out of touch |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/katy-perry-review-143-tracklist-dr-luke-b2616096.html |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> ''143'' was declared a generic and derivative album in reviews from Thomas,<ref>{{Citation |last=Thomas |first=Fred |title=143 - Katy Perry {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |date=September 21, 2024 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/143-mw0004327724 |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=en}}</ref> Juzwiak,<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{Cite web |last=Juzwiak |first=Rich |title=Katy Perry: 143 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Sowman-Lund,<ref name=":7" /> Victoria Wasylak of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'',<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Wasylak |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Katy Perry Lumbers Hollowly Through Her Flop Era on 143 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/katy-perry/katy-perry-lumbers-hollowly-through-her-flop-era-on-143 |access-date=September 24, 2024 |website=Paste}}</ref> John Murphy of [[MusicOMH|''musicOMH'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=John |date=2024-09-21 |title=Katy Perry - 143 {{!}} Album Reviews |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/katy-perry-143 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=musicOMH |language=en-GB}}</ref> Mark Kennedy of [[Associated Press]], and Wren Graves of ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]''. They found the songs to be boring, "uninspired", "forgettable" and "lifeless", describing the songwriting as hollow and formulaic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |date=2024-09-20 |title=Music Review: Katy Perry returns with the uninspired and forgettable '143' |url=https://apnews.com/article/katy-perry-143-music-review-419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103620/https://apnews.com/article/katy-perry-143-music-review-419ff9b2b01354518084c30b3b9d4fab |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=Associated Press News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Wren |date=2024-09-21 |title=Katy Perry's Soulless New Album 143: Review |url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/katy-perry-143-new-album-review/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=[[Consequence (website)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Exclaim!]]'' critic Sydney Brasil wrote, "It's confusing why Perry continues to make such soulless music when she has enough resources to quietly quit and be remembered dearly".<ref name="Exclaim review">{{Cite web |last=Brasil |first=Sydney |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's '143' Is So 2000 and Late |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/katy-perry-143-album-review |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Exclaim! |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' writer Steven J. Horowitz described ''143'' as a "flat" album of lyrical clichés and "limp" music production, marking a new creative low for Perry. Horowitz argued that Perry's decision to reflect on her older catalog to create new music was a bad creative decision.<ref name="Horowitz223" /> Ahlgrim opined that one might believe the criticism "is overblown or prejudicial, a cliché result of herd mentality" but said that is not the case with ''143'' and that "the adverse reaction [...] is very much earned, if even a little generous."<ref name=":1" />

On a positive note, [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] author Rania Aniftos regarded ''143'' as a "characteristically Katy Perry" album that her fans are "sure to enjoy".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2024-09-20 |title=Katy Perry's '143': All 11 Songs Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/katy-perry-143-songs-ranked/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920180637/https://www.billboard.com/lists/katy-perry-143-songs-ranked/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Some reviewers, such as Horowitz, Petridis, and Khuttapan, declared "Wonder" as the best track of the album, complimenting the display of sincere emotion.<ref name="Petridis">{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |title=Katy Perry: 143 review – wan Europop revival falls short of total catastrophe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/20/katy-perry-143-review-wan-europop-revival-falls-short-of-total-catastrophe |access-date=September 20, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103620/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/20/katy-perry-143-review-wan-europop-revival-falls-short-of-total-catastrophe |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="~~Variety143222~~Horowitz223"~~>{{cite~~ ~~magazine |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Katy Perry Teases Sixth Album '143' With Features From Doechii and 21 Savage, Plus a Crystal Waters Sample |url=https:~~//variety.com/2024/music/news/katy-perry-143-doechii-21-savage-crystal-waters-1236066908/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 10, 2024 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711010857/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/katy-perry-143-doechii-21-savage-crystal-waters-1236066908/}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> Rich Juzwiak of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' considered ''143'' a confident "flop" album after the "back-to-back flops" of ''[[Witness (Katy Perry album)|Witness]]'' (2017) and ''Smile'', and felt that releasing albums that are [[so bad it's good|so-bad-it's-good]] could be a part of Perry's appeal.<ref name="Pitchfork review" /> ''[[The Spinoff]]''{{'s}} Stewart Sowman-Lund agreed, naming ''[[Prism (Katy Perry album)|Prism]]'' (2013) as Perry's last success.<ref name=":7" /> Hunter-Tilney remarked that "a so-bad-it's-good reassessment" is ''143''{{'s}} last resort and pondered if the album could be "reborn as a [[kitsch]] classic for its sheer badness".<ref name=":9" /> Nick Levine of the ''[[BBC]]'' opined that the album's reception was hampered by misogyny and ageism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240919-why-katy-perrys-comeback-has-gone-so-wrong |title=Why Katy Perry's comeback has gone so wrong |last=Levine |first=Nick |work=[[BBC]] |date=September 20, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920103907/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240919-why-katy-perrys-comeback-has-gone-so-wrong |archive-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>

The album's critical reception was a topic of media coverage. Nick Levine of the [[BBC]] opined that the album's reception "may also have been hampered by a toxic combination of misogyny and ageism that tends to affect female artists over 35."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240919-why-katy-perrys-comeback-has-gone-so-wrong |title=Why Katy Perry's comeback has gone so wrong |last=Levine |first=Nick |work=[[BBC]] |date=September 20, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920103907/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240919-why-katy-perrys-comeback-has-gone-so-wrong |archive-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref> Ahlgrim argued that one might believe the criticism "is overblown or prejudicial, a cliché result of [[herd mentality]]" but said that is not the case with ''143'' and that "the adverse reaction [...] is very much earned, if even a little generous."<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Katy Perry's '143' doesn't have a single redeeming song {{!}} Business Insider India |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103722/https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/katy-perrys-143-doesnt-have-a-single-redeeming-song/articleshow/113535913.cms |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Business Insider India |language=en}}</ref>

== Commercial performance ==

''143'' debuted at number six on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, marking Perry's seventh top-10 album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=September 29, 2024 |title=Future Earns His Third No. 1 Album This Year, as Katy ~~Perry’s~~Perry's ~~‘143’~~'143' Debuts at No. 6 |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/future-katy-perry-billboard-album-chart-debuts-1236159422/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> It opened with 48,000 [[Album-equivalent unit|album equivalent units]], of which 37,500 were sales, 10,000 were streaming-equivalent units (translated from 13.11 million on-demand streams), and 500 track-equivalent units.<ref name=":13" /> It marked the ~~worst~~singer's ~~chart~~second-lowest first-week sales debut on the ''Billboard'' 200, insurpassing ~~the~~only ~~singer~~'~~s career since~~ '[[One of the Boys|]]''~~One of the Boys'']] in~~ (2008), which sold ~~over~~ 47,000 copies in its ~~first~~opening week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vito |first=Jo |date=September 29, 2024 |title=Katy Perry fumbles comeback as 143 debuts at No. 6 on Billboard 200 |url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/katy-perry-new-album-143-flops-on-charts/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |website=[[Consequence (magazine)|Consequence]]}}</ref> It also debuted at number six on the [[UK Albums Chart]] with 9,250 [[album equivalent units]], surpassing the first-week sales of her previous album ''[[Smile (Katy Perry album)|Smile]]'' (2020), and becoming her sixth top-10 album.<ref>{{cite web | title = Charts analysis: Blossoms top 20,000 sales with fourth No.1 album and first indie release | url = https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-blossoms-top-20-000-sales-with-fourth-no-1-album-and-first-indie-release/090554 | website = [[Music Week]] | access-date = 30 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Blossoms secure fourth UK Number 1 album with Gary following close race | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/blossoms-gary-fourth-uk-number-1-album/ | website = [[Official Charts Company]] | access-date = 27 September 2024}}</ref> Some journalists noted that Perry's perceived commercial decline continued with ''143''.<ref name="Horowitz223" /><ref name="Petridis" />

In Spain, ~~''143''~~the album entered the ~~album~~ chart at number 3, becoming her highest charting album in the country since ''[[Witness (Katy Perry album)|Witness]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web | title = Spanishcharts.com - Katy Perry - 143 | url = https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Katy+Perry&titel=143&cat=a | website = spanishcharts.com | access-date = 30 September 2024}}</ref> Similarly, the album debuted at number 6 in Italy, beating the number 10 peak of ''[[Smile (Katy Perry album)|Smile]]'' (2020).<ref>{{cite web | title = Italiancharts.com - Katy Perry - 143 | url = https://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Katy+Perry&titel=143&cat=a | website = italiancharts.com | access-date = 30 September 2024}}</ref> ''143'' also reached number 2 in Australia,<ref>{{cite web | title = Two Aussies land top 5 debuts | url = https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/two-aussies-land-top-5-debuts | website = [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] | access-date = 27 September 2024}}</ref> and the top 10 in Belgium, New Zealand and Scotland.

== Track listing ==

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| extra3 = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Oliver|Malibu Babie}}

| length3 = 3:17

| title4 = [[I'm His, He's Mine]]

| note4 = featuring [[Doechii]]

| writer4 = {{hlist|Perry|[[Doechii|Jaylah Hickmon]]|Gottwald|Valdes|Ogren|Thomas|Lewis|Alqaisi|[[Crystal Waters]]|Neal Conway}}

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| title17 = [[Never Really Over]]

| note17 = live from Brazil

| writer17 = {{hlist|~~Katy~~ Perry|[[Dagny (singer)|Dagny Sandvik]]|Michelle Buzz|Jason Gill|Gino Barletta|[[Hayley Warner]]|[[Zedd|Anton Zaslavski]]|[[Leah Haywood|Leah Cooney]]|[[Daniel James (record producer)|Daniel James]]}}

| length17 = 3:36

| title18 = [[Wide Awake (Katy Perry song)|Wide Awake]]

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{{album chart|BillboardCanada|42|artist=Katy Perry|rowheader=true|access-date=October 1, 2024}}

! scope="row"| Croatian International Albums ([[Top of the Shops|HDU]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-39-tjedan-2024/|title=Lista prodaje 39. tjedan 2024.|date=September 16, 2024|publisher=[[Top of the Shops|HDU]] |language=hr|access-date=October 2, 2024|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002095302/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-39-tjedan-2024/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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{{album chart|Netherlands|13|artist=Katy Perry|album=143|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2024}}

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! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 3839/2024) |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20240925102902~~20241002095936/https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |archive-date=~~September~~October 252, 2024 |access-date=~~September~~October 252, 2024 |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]}}</ref>

| 7562

{{album chart|Ireland3|20|date=20240927|rowheader=true|access-date=September 28, 2024}}

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| 29

! scope="row"| Japanese ~~Download~~Hot Albums (''[[Billboard Japan]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=~~https~~http://~~www.~~billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=~~dlalbums~~hot_albums&year=2024&month=0910&day=3007|title=Billboard Japan ~~Download~~Hot Albums – ~~September~~Week of October 252, 2024|website=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=~~September~~October 252, 2024}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5870|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=September 30, 2024|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

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{{album chart|Poland2|15|date=20.09.2024–26.09.2024|rowheader=true|access-date=October 3, 2024}}

{{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20241003|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2024}}

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| HMV/Target~~/Fnac~~

| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="HMV"/><ref name="Target"/>

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| ''143: I Love You More''

| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="ILYM"/><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Katy Perry Opens Her Heart Wider With ~~‘143~~'143: I Love You ~~More’~~More' Digital Album Featuring Bonus Tracks |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/katy-perry-143-i-love-you-more-digital-album-bonus-tracks-1235782420/ |access-date=September 26, 2024 |~~website~~magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en}}</ref>

! scope="row" | United States