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“Wet Dream” by Wet Leg
From the album Wet Leg (2022)
“Wet Dream” by Wet Leg appears on 9 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2021 and 2025. It was first released in 2022 on the album Wet Leg. Its best result is #1 on the Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2022. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 2022 and #108 of the '20s.
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"Wet Dream" was Wet Leg's second single, put out by Domino in September 2021 ahead of the duo's self-titled 2022 debut, and it's a breakup song with a smirk. Rhian Teasdale wrote it with Hester Chambers and guitarist Joshua Mobaraki after an ex kept texting her about the dreams he'd been having about her, and the song turns his pestering into the punchline, all double meanings, cheeky innuendo and a nod to Vincent Gallo's Buffalo '66.
Dan Carey produced it and added synth, Alan Moulder mixed, and the band plays it with a punky lean: squalling guitars from Teasdale and Chambers, Michael Champion's bass and Henry Holmes's drums bouncing underneath, Teasdale hollering over the top. It's more tuneful than "Chaise Longue" and every bit as odd.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2021 | 103 |
| 2021 | 21 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2022 | 2 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022 | 91 |
| 2022 | 24 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2022 | 50 |
| 2022 | 8 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2022 | 109 |
| 2022 | 3 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2022 | 90 |
| 2022 | 1 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2022 | 103 |
| 2022 | 11 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2022 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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