"Wetter" is a song by American

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off his seventh album ''

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'' and released as the first single. The song features the singer Erika Shevon, and was produced by

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. It is sometimes referred to as the second part of the song " Get It Wet" from his 1997 album '' Adrenaline Rush'' due to its similarities. It was released as a digital download on February 24, 2009. The radio version is remixed. The song contains elements from

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's 1994 hit " Any Time, Any Place". It is a straightforward

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, with Shevon's vocal chorus punctuating Twista's two verses. The 'calling you daddy' section serves as both an intro and an outro. There is a freestyle by

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''. This song is Twista's highest-charting single since '' Girl Tonite'' (

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's R&B

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) featured Twista's original "Wetter" as a backing track, albeit with reproduced

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. The remix was labelled "The Wetter Remix."

Formats and track listing

Promo CD single #"Wetter" (Squeaky Clean Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:18 #"Wetter" (Clean Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:18 #"Wetter" (Explicit Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:18 #"Wetter" (Instrumental) - 4:18 #"Wetter" (Acapella) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:16 Digital single #"Wetter" (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:16 #"Wetter" (Radio Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:16 #"Wetter" (Instrumental Version) (featuring Erika Shevon) - 4:16

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References

{{Twista 2009 singles Twista songs Music videos directed by Erik White 2009 songs Capitol Records singles Songs written by Twista Songs written by The Legendary Traxster