Smile is the fifth mainstream studio album, and sixth overall, by American singer Katy Perry, following the 2017 release of Witness. The album was released on August 28, 2020, via Capitol Records. On July 8, 2020, through the Shazam application database, it was leaked that the album’s name is Smile. On May 7, 2020, Perry confirmed “Daisies” will be released as the lead single from the album on May 15, 2020. On May 30, 2017, Perry first confirmed that she would start working on the album during Witness: The Tour. As promised, writing for the album started after the first leg of the tour when Perry was spotted with Ian Kirkpatrick, he said: Katy Perry and I had a session. We did a couple of days and she is f—ing amazing. Before any of her artistry, Katy Perry as a person is the funniest human being I’ve ever met in my life. I was so surprised." On September 8, 2018, long-time collaborator Greg Wells was in the studio with Perry, and again on September 29th. This was confirmed through Instagram.