Fire on Marzz

Fire on Marzz
EP by Benee
Released	28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	20:58
Label	Republic
Producer	Joshua Fountain[a] Djeisan Suskov[b]
Benee chronology
Fire on Marzz (2019) Stella & Steve (2019)
Singles from Fire on Marzz
"Soaked" Released: 14 September 2018 "Evil Spider" Released: 10 May 2019 "Want Me Back" Released: 14 June 2019 "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.

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
Source	Rating
The New Zealand Herald	[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

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2019	Fire on Marzz	Best Solo Artist	Won	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Soaked"	Stella Rose Bennett Joshua Fountain	Fountain Djeisan Suskov	4:00
2.	"Glitter"	Bennett Fountain Jason Schoushkoff	Fountain Suskov	3:00
3.	"Wishful Thinking"	Bennett Fountain	Fountain	3:33
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	Fountain	3:54
Total length:				20:58

Personnel

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

Musicians

• Stella Rose Bennett – writing, vocals (1–6)

Other musicians

• Josh Fountain – writing (1–6)
• Djeisan Suskov – writing (1)
• Jason Schoushkoff – writing (2, 4, 5)

Technical

• Josh Fountain – production (1–6), mixing (1)
• David Wrench – mixing (2–5)
• Joe LaPorta – mastering (1–6)

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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12]	Platinum	15,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Fire on Marzz

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	28 June 2019	Digital download streaming	Republic	[13]

References

1. Fenwick, George (July 11, 2019). "Album review: Benee, Fire on Marzz". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
2. Thomson, Zangba (April 9, 2019). "BENEE re-releases her breakout indie-pop single, entitled, "Soaked"". Bong Mines Entertainment. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
3. Newstead, Al (May 10, 2019). "First Spin: 'Soaked' star Bene delivers the goods again on 'Evil Spider'". Triple J. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
4. "Want Me Back by BENEE on Spotify". Spotify. June 14, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
5. Gallagher, Allison (July 3, 2019). "Benee announces Australian tour, shares new single 'Glitter'". Music Feeds. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
6. "Kiwi pop sensation Benee claims four titles at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Stuff. November 15, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
7. Fire on Marzz / Stella & Steve (booklet). Benee. Republic Records. 2020. 0-602508-558467.
8. "ARIA Chart Watch #532". auspOp. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
9. "Charts.nz – Benee – Fire On Marzz". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
10. "The 20 best-selling and most-streamed New Zealand albums". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
11. "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
12. "New Zealand album certifications – Benee – Fire on Marzz". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
13. "Fire on Marzz by Benee". Apple Music. Retrieved December 25, 2019.

Notes

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

External links

• Fire on Marzz at Discogs (list of releases)