Fat Juicy & Wet
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{{Infobox song
| name = Fat Juicy & Wet
| cover = Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red - Fat Juicy & Wet.png
| alt =
| artist = Sexyy Red and Bruno Mars
| type = single
| album =
| released = {{start date|2025|1|24}}
| recorded = 2024
| genre = Hyphy{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/879334-sexyy-red-bruno-mars-fat-juicy-and-wet-stream|title=Sexyy Red And Bruno Mars Make Magic On "Fat Juicy & Wet"|last=Andrews|first=Elias|website=HotNewHipHop|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}}
| length = 2:21
| label =
| writer =
- Janae Wherry
- Bruno Mars
- Jeremy Reeves
- Jonathan Yip
- Kameron Glasper
- Ray Romulus
| producer =
- The Stereotypes
- Bruno Mars
| chronology = Sexyy Red
| prev_title = Embrace It
| prev_version = remix
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Actin Up
| next_version = remix
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Bruno Mars
| type = single
| prev_title = Apt.
| prev_year = 2024
| title = Fat Juicy & Wet
| year = 2025
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|d7OROxsW5ZY|"Fat Juicy & Wet"}}}}
}}
"Fat Juicy & Wet" is a song by American rapper Sexyy Red and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on January 24, 2025, through Atlantic Records and Gamma. Written by the artists alongside Jeremy Reeves, Jonathan Yip, Kameron Glasper, Ray Romulus, the record was produced by Mars and the Stereotypes, and it was mixed by Kevin "KD" Davis* and mastered by Colin Leonard, Blackthebeast. The song officially impacted US rhythmic radio on January 28.https://x.com/USRadioUpdater/status/1882783282993197231 The music video features cameos from Mars' previous collaborators Lady Gaga and Rosé, who appear respectively due to the popularity of the songs "Die with a Smile" and "Apt.", both of which Mars is featured on. The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Background
On January 22, 2025, Mars thanked his fans for keeping "Die with a Smile" (2024) at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and announced that he was headed to the recording studio to "make a strip club anthem", asking Sexyy Red to join.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bruno-mars-sexyy-red-single-teaser-1235881187/|title=Bruno Mars Teases 'Strip Club Anthem' With Sexyy Red: 'Found Her'|last=Saponara|first=Michael|magazine=Billboard|date=January 22, 2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}} The singer later revealed that he "found her" and shared a snippet of their upcoming song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-sexyy-red-fat-juicy-and-wet-collab-listen-1235882446/|title=Lady Gaga and Rosé Star in Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red's 'Fat, Juicy and Wet'|last1=Mamo|first1=Heran|last2=Lynch|first2=Jessica|magazine=Billboard|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}} Similar to his previous collaboration with Rosé, Mars also posted a picture of them both together.
During an interview for the Jennifer Hudson Show, Red revealed she wanted to work with Mars, so she contacted him. At this point, Mars took direction of everything as she listened to his advice.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cAg-QlNcBk&ab | title=Sexyy Red on Motherhood, Her Rap Career & Working with Bruno Mars | website=YouTube | date=February 13, 2025 }}
Composition
"Fat Juicy & Wet" is a "raunchy, upbeat party rap anthem" that finds Mars and Red flirting and flexing, while the latter takes it back to her roots by boasting about the "quality of her lady parts" mixed with romantic endeavors. Mars reciprocates her energy and admits to being unable to resist her.{{cite magazine|url=https://uproxx.com/music/sexyy-red-bruno-mars-fat-juicy-wet-video/|title=Sexyy Red And Bruno Mars' Champagne-Filled 'Fat, Juicy & Wet' Video Lives Up To Its Raunchy Billing|last=Williams|first=Aaron|magazine=Uproxx|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}} The song has been described as a crunk song that incorporates "'80s electro funk", Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and is supported by a "snappy, throwback instrumental" that has been noted to be a Bruno Mars trademark, albeit an unusually "explicit" lyrical offering compared to his previous projects.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/879334-sexyy-red-bruno-mars-fat-juicy-and-wet-stream|title=Sexyy Red And Bruno Mars Make Magic On "Fat Juicy & Wet"|last=Andrews|first=Elias|website=HotNewHipHop|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}}
Critical reception
Stereogum{{'s}} Tom Breihan commended the song on its songcraft, production, and utilization of self-aware, silly raunchiness, writing that "the shock value is part of the fun".{{cite web|title=Sexyy Red & Bruno Mars' New Song "Fat Juicy & Wet" Is About To Be So Huge|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2294203/sexyy-red-bruno-mars-new-song-fat-juicy-wet-is-about-to-be-so-huge/music/|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 25, 2025|website=Stereogum|archive-date=January 25, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250125120948/https://www.stereogum.com/2294203/sexyy-red-bruno-mars-new-song-fat-juicy-wet-is-about-to-be-so-huge/music/|url-status=live}} In contrast, Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork negatively commented on the track's execution of the concept together with its production.{{cite magazine|title="Fat Juicy & Wet"|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bruno-mars-sexyy-red-fat-juicy-and-wet/|magazine=Pitchfork|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 25, 2025|archive-date=January 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125121800/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bruno-mars-sexyy-red-fat-juicy-and-wet/|url-status=live}}
Music video
An accompanying music video was released on January 24, 2025, and was directed by Mars himself alongside director Daniel Ramos.{{cite magazine|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-sexyy-red-share-video-for-new-song-fat-juicy-and-wet-watch/|title=Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red Share Video for New Song "Fat Juicy & Wet": Watch|last=Green|first=Walden|magazine=Pitchfork|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}} It features both artists against a dark red backdrop, dancing in matching pant suits with champagne bottles.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/bruno-mars-sexyy-red-lady-gaga-rose-fat-juicy-wet-video-1236283821/|title=Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red Party With Lady Gaga and Rosé in "Fat, Juicy & Wet" Video|last=Garcia|first=Thania|magazine=Variety|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}} They are joined by Mars' previous collaborators Lady Gaga and Rosé, also dressed in black suits.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-sexyy-red-lady-gaga-rose-fat-juicy-and-wet-video-1235245102/|title=Bruno Mars, Sexyy Red pop champagne with Lady Gaga, Rosé in 'Fat, Juicy & Wet' video|last=Millman|first=Ethan|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 24, 2025}}
Charts
References
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Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by the Stereotypes