What Makes a Woman
Katy Perry * Track #12 On Smile (Target Exclusive)
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What Makes a Woman by Katy Perry
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Katy PerryProduced by
Johan CarlssonAbout
The last track of Smile finds Katy Perry filling a country-folkish ballad with common assumptions of what exactly it is that defines a woman. The song grew from the mental and emotional battles that Perry continuously faced following the heavy criticism of her previous album Witness.
Upon its relea...
What Makes a Woman Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Is it the way I talk sweet?
The way my skin is soft?
Or how I can be a bitch?
Make you keep your fingers crossed?
Is it the way that I praise you?
The way that I please you?
Or how fast I change my mind
And get scared that I might leave you?
[Chorus]
Could spend your whole life, but you couldn't
Describe what makes a woman
She’s always been a perfect mystery
Could spend your whole life, but you couldn't
Describe what makes a woman
And that's what makes a woman to me
[Verse 2]
Is it the way I cut my hair
And put no makeup on?
I feel most beautiful
Doing what the fuck I want
Is it that my intuition
Is never really off?
I need tissues for my issues
And Band-Aids for my heart
[Chorus]
Could spend your whole life, but you couldn’t
Describe what makes a woman
She's always been a perfect mystery
Could spend your whole life, but you couldn't
Describe what makes a woman
And that's what makes a woman to me
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
That's what makes a woman to me
Oh, oh (Oh yeah, yeah-yeah)
Oh, oh
[Outro]
Is it the way we keep
The whole world turning
In a pair of heels?
Yeah, that's what makes a woman
(There it is, Katheryn)
What Makes a Woman Q&A
Who wrote What Makes a Woman's ?
What Makes a Woman was written by Sarah Hudson & Jacob Kasher & John Ryan & Katy Perry & Johan Carlsson.
Who produced What Makes a Woman's ?
What Makes a Woman was produced by Johan Carlsson.
When did Katy Perry release What Makes a Woman?
Katy Perry released What Makes a Woman on Thu Aug 20 2020.
What did Katy Perry say about "What Makes a Woman"?
A July 2020 Billboard article quotes Perry saying:
It’s a song about how you are gonna to have a tough time measuring what truly makes a woman because women are so many things. And I like to say not one thing, not just one thing. And such chameleons, and so adaptable, and so malleable and transfor...
What has the media said about the song?
On August 28, 2020, Billboard ranked the song at #7 on their favorite songs list from the album and had this to say about the song:
The standard edition of Smile ends with “What Makes a Woman,” a stripped-down piece of acoustic pop that blends a folksy hook with some electronic production flourishe...