''Fire on Marzz'' (stylized in

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) is the debut

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by New Zealand recording artist Benee, released on 28 June 2019 through

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. Supported by four singles—"

Soaked "Soaked" is a song by New Zealand musician Benee. It was released as a single on 14 September 2018 as the lead single from Benee's debut extended play '' Fire on Marzz''. The song was released on Spotify, received airplay on New Zealand radio, ...

", "Evil Spider", "Want Me Back", and

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"—''Fire on Marzz'' was critically and commercially successful, peaking at number 13 on the

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and number 75 on the

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, and won Best Solo Artist at the 2019 New Zealand Music Awards.

Promotion

''Fire on Marzz'' was preceded by four singles. "

" was released on 14 September 2018. "Evil Spider" was released on 10 May 2019 as the EP's second single. "Want Me Back" was released on 14 June 2019 as the EP's third single. "

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

Critical reception

George Fenwick from ''

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'' 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

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ablaze".

Awards and nominations

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Track listing

Personnel

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Stella & Steve ''Stella & Steve'' is the second extended play by New Zealand singer Benee, released on 15 November 2019 by Republic Records. It was supported by three singles; " Find an Island", "Monsta", and "Supalonely", featuring Gus Dapperton, which the ...

'' compilation album's

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Musicians

* Stella Rose Bennett – writing, vocals Other musicians *

Josh Fountain Kidz in Space is a New Zealand pop and hip-hop group, consisting of Josh Fountain, Ashley Hughes and Mat "Neesh" Neshat. Their costumed media appearances have been likened to those of band, Split Enz. Formation Hughes and Neshat knew each othe ...

– writing *

Djeisan Suskov Cool Rainbows was a psychedelic indie pop band based in Auckland, New Zealand. According to a review, "Cool Rainbows make psychedelic indie pop music that is backed by swirling orchestration and layered dreamscapes of sound." They released their ...

– writing * Jason Schoushkoff – writing

Technical

* Josh Fountain – production , mixing * David Wrench – mixing *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

Notes

External links

* {{Authority control 2019 debut EPs Benee EPs Albums produced by Josh Fountain Republic Records EPs