Fire on Marzz

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Fire on Marzz
Fire on Marzz by Bene.png
EP by
Released28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)
Genre Pop [1]
Length20:58
Label Republic
Producer
Benee chronology
Fire on Marzz
(2019)
Stella & Steve
(2019)
Singles from Fire on Marzz
  1. "Soaked"
    Released: 14 September 2018
  2. "Evil Spider"
    Released: 10 May 2019
  3. "Want Me Back"
    Released: 14 June 2019
  4. "Glitter"
    Released: 3 July 2019

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.

Contents

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. [2]

"Evil Spider" was released on 10 May 2019 as the EP's second single. [3]

"Want Me Back" was released on 14 June 2019 as the EP's third single. [4]

"Glitter" was released on 3 July 2019 as the EP's fourth and final single. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Zealand Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]

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". [1]

Awards and nominations

New Zealand Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2019 Fire on MarzzBest Solo ArtistWon [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Soaked"
4:00
2."Glitter"
  • Bennett
  • Fountain
  • Jason Schoushkoff
  • Fountain
  • Suskov
3:00
3."Wishful Thinking"
  • Bennett
  • Fountain
Fountain3:33
4."Afterlife"
  • Bennett
  • Fountain
  • Schoushkoff
  • Fountain
  • Suskov
3:56
5."Evil Spider"
  • Bennett
  • Fountain
  • Schoushkoff
  • Fountain
  • Suskov
2:33
6."Want Me Back"
  • Bennett
  • Fountain
Fountain3:54
Total length:20:58

Personnel

Adapted from the Fire on Marzz / Stella & Steve compilation album's liner notes. [7]

Musicians

Other musicians

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Fire on Marzz
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 75
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 13

Year-end charts

2019 year-end chart performance for Fire on Marzz
Chart (2019)Position
New Zealand Artist (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 25
2020 year-end chart performance for Fire on Marzz
Chart (2020)Position
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 24

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [12] Platinum15,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Fire on Marzz
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various28 June 2019 Republic [13]

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Notes

  1. All tracks
  2. Tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5