Fire on Marzz explained

Fire on Marzz (stylized in all caps) is the debut extended play by New Zealand recording artist Benee, released on 28 June 2019 through Republic Records.

Supported by four singles—"Soaked", "Evil Spider", "Want Me Back", and "Glitter"—Fire on Marzz was critically and commercially successful, peaking at number 13 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and number 75 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and won Best Solo Artist at the 2019 New Zealand Music Awards.

Promotion

Fire on Marzz was preceded by four singles.

"Soaked" was released on 14 September 2018.^[1]

"Evil Spider" was released on 10 May 2019 as the EP's second single.^[2]

"Want Me Back" was released on 14 June 2019 as the EP's third single.^[3]

"Glitter" was released on 3 July 2019 as the EP's fourth and final single.^[4]

Critical reception

George Fenwick from The New Zealand Herald wrote: "Benee is a wise and perceptive songwriter with the pipes to match. She's able to flex her versatility across just six songs, and displays a crafty ability to think of her art outside the boundaries of its own format. With Fire on Marzz, Benee is here to set New Zealand pop music ablaze".

Awards and nominations

New Zealand Music Awards! |-! scope="row"| 2019| Fire on Marzz| Best Solo Artist| | ^[5] |}

Personnel

Adapted from the Fire on Marzz / Stella & Steve compilation album's liner notes.^[6]

Musicians

• Stella Rose Bennett – writing, vocals

Other musicians

• Josh Fountain – writing
• Djeisan Suskov – writing
• Jason Schoushkoff – writing

Technical

• Josh Fountain – production, mixing
• David Wrench – mixing
• Joe LaPorta – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	75

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"

Position
New Zealand Artist (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	25

Chart (2020)! scope="col"

Position
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	24

Release history

Release history and formats for Fire on Marzz! Region! Date! Format! Label!

Various	28 June 2019		Republic	[10]

References

Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: BENEE re-releases her breakout indie-pop single, entitled, "Soaked" . Bong Mines Entertainment . 9 April 2019 . 4 April 2021 . Thomson, Zangba.
2. Web site: First Spin: 'Soaked' star Bene delivers the goods again on 'Evil Spider' . . 10 May 2019 . 26 December 2019 . Newstead, Al.
3. Web site: Want Me Back by BENEE on Spotify . . 14 June 2019 . 26 December 2019.
4. Web site: Benee announces Australian tour, shares new single 'Glitter' . . 3 July 2019 . 4 April 2021 . Gallagher, Allison.
5. Web site: Kiwi pop sensation Benee claims four titles at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards . . 15 November 2019 . 26 December 2019.
6. . . . 2020 . 0-602508-558467 . booklet.
7. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #532. auspOp. 6 July 2019. 6 July 2019.
8. Web site: The 20 best-selling and most-streamed New Zealand albums. Recorded Music NZ. 21 December 2019.
9. Web site: Official Top 40 Albums. 2020. December 6, 2020. Recorded Music NZ.
10. Web site: Fire on Marzz by Benee . . 25 December 2019.