About Cry About It Later

"Cry About It Later" is a song by Katy Perry from her sixth studio album, Smile. It is a pop song written by Perry, Noonie Bao, Sasha Sloan, and song producer Oscar Holter. The song gatherned mixed reviews from music critics, with them mostly pointing out how the next album track, "Teary Eyes", is identical in subject matter to "Cry About It Later" – postponement of sorrow in favor of short-term pleasure. However Holter's production was praised by some critics.

It was released as a third single of Perry's sixth studio album, Smile, on August 28, 2020. Its release was backed-up by radio releases in Australia and Russia and an animated video, which features Perry playing a role of a female witch who struggles to find love in men until she meets a woman at the end of the video. It was directed by Sykosan and animated by Future Power Station. Brazilian DJ Bruno Martini remixed the song, which also featured vocals from Brazilian singer Luísa Sonza. This version of the song was released on April 23, 2021, accompanied by a Jay Sprogell-directed lyric video.