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's eleventh studio album ''

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. "Wet" reached number 40 on the

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, number 18 on the

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and number 13 on the

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. A remix of the song entitled "Sweat" was released by French DJ

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on March 4, 2011.

Background

"Wet" was written by Snoop Dogg along with

, who produced the song. Snoop Dogg specifically recorded the song for

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' (then Prince William of Wales) bachelor party. Titled "Wet", Snoop spokespeople bill the song as a sequel to 2008's "

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". Produced by the Cataracs, producers of the number-one single "

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", Snoop spoke of the gift: "When I heard the ritishroyal family wanted to have me perform in celebration of Prince William's marriage, I knew I had to give them a little something. 'Wet' is the perfect anthem for Prince William or any playa to get the club smokin'." The song was premiered on Snoop's SnoopDogg.com website at precisely 4:20 pm PST, November 30. The official remix, featuring

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and

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, was released on February 8, 2011, as a part of Snoop Dogg's ''Puff Puff Pass Tuesdays'' giveaway.

David Guetta remix

The second official remix features production by French DJ

. This version is entitled "Sweat", and was released on March 4, 2011. The remix interpolates Felix's "

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". A dub remix, which features production by both Guetta and

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, was released on May 13, 2011.

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, "Sweat" debuted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart before moving into the top ten of the chart two weeks later, and eventually peaking at number four. The song also hit number one in Belgium for three non-consecutive weeks. Elsewhere, "Wet" also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Finland, Germany and Ireland. On March 14, 2011, "Sweat" debuted on the

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at number 60, and the following week it climbed 51 places to number nine. Three weeks later it reached number one for a week, becoming Snoop's third number one single in Australia. It has since been certified 4× platinum with sales exceeding 280,000.

Music video

The video for "Wet" was shot at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. The video shows scenes including Snoop laying next to several women and walking through a hallway with more women dancing around him. The music video for the song premiered on Snoop Dogg's

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account on January 5, 2011. Two edited versions of the video have been released for "Sweat", one of them containing extra scenes featuring Guetta himself.

Track listing

* "Wet" digital download #"Wet" – 3:47 * "Sweat" digital download #"Sweat" (David Guetta Remix) – 3:15 * Digital download E.P. #"Sweat" (David Guetta Remix) – 3:15 #"Sweat" (David Guetta Extended Remix) – 5:43 #"Sweat" (David Guetta &

Dub Remix) - 7:30 #"Wet" (David Guetta Extended Remix) – 5:42 * German CD single # "Sweat" (David Guetta Remix) – 3:15 # "Wet" (David Guetta Remix) – 3:16

Credits and personnel

"Sweat"

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–

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, David Singer-Vine, Niles Hollowell-Dhar,

, Giorgio Tuinfort, Frédéric Riesterer, Derek Jenkins, Cheri Williams, Dwayne Richardson, Cassio Ware * Vocal recording – Shon Lawon *

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– David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Fred Riesterer * Mastering – Brian "Big Bass" Gardner Source:

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

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