"Soft and Wet" is a song written by Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

. It was his first single, released in 1978 from his debut album, For You

For You (Prince album)

-Music:The album opens with the title track, an a cappella recording that states: "All of this and more is for you. With love, sincerity, and deepest care, my life with you I share." This would foreshadow Prince's career of speaking mostly through his music, rather than conventional interviews...

. The track is in the funk

Funk

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-disco

Disco

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 vein, comprising drums

Drum kit

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, bass guitar

Bass guitar

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 and synthesizer

Synthesizer

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s.

The lyrics were co-written by Chris Moon, the producer/songwriter/engineer who discovered Prince in Minneapolis. The song peaked at number 92 (two weeks) on the US Hot 100 chart on November 25, 1978.

MC Hammer

MC Hammer

Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s...

 sampled from this song in his version called "She's Soft and Wet" from the album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em.