I see fire

I see fire
Ed Sheeran
publication	5th November 2013
length	5:00
Genre (s)	Soundtrack , acoustics
Author (s)	Ed Sheeran
Label	WaterTower Music, Decca Records
album	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

I See Fire is the final credit song for the second film in the Hobbit film trilogy , The Desolation of Smaug , from 2013. The piece was written by singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and released on November 5, 2013.

background

Peter Jackson discovered Ed Sheeran through his daughter Katie, who was at one of his concerts in New Zealand in early 2013. Around three months before the film was released, Jackson and his team still needed a suitable artist to record the end-credit song for Smaug's Desolation . Then Katie remembered Sheeran and suggested him to her father as a potential singer. After Jackson agreed, Sheeran traveled to New Zealand within 48 hours to watch the entire film and compose a suitable song for the end. The Hobbit is also the first book Sheeran read as a child.

"Despite having never played the violin in his life, Ed thought he might try overdubbing one himself, and Katie raced out to borrow a rather battered one from a school friend."

“And although he has never played the violin in his life, Ed wondered if he could accompany himself on the violin in the song. Katie immediately ran to a school friend and borrowed her violin. "

- Peter Jackson : Facebook

Within a day Ed Sheeran put together almost the entire song, only a few subtleties were added the day after. The title was mixed by Pete Cobbin and Ed Sheeran in Abbey Road Studios, as he was also busy mixing Howard Shore's soundtrack for the film.

Contributors

• Ed Sheeran: vocals + background voices, guitar , violin , bass, percussion, mixer
• Pete Cobbin: Mixer

publication

The track was released for download worldwide on November 5th, 2013 .

Other versions

I See Fire was remixed by Norwegian music producer and DJ Kygo . Another version is from Peter Hollens . The medieval metal band Feuerschwanz recorded a cover version of the song and released a music video for it.

reception

Chart placements Charts (2013/2014) Highest position Weeks  Germany 2 76  Austria 3 62  Switzerland 2 67  United Kingdom 13 65

Awards for music sales Country / Region Award Sales Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)  Australia (ARIA)  2 × platinum 140,000  Belgium (BEA)  platinum 30,000  Denmark (IFPI)  gold 15,000  Italy (FIMI)  2 × platinum 100,000  Canada (MC)  2 × platinum 160,000  New Zealand (RMNZ)  4 × platinum 60,000  Austria (IFPI)  platinum 30,000  Sweden (IFPI)  4 × platinum 160,000  Spain (Promusicae)  gold 20,000  United Kingdom (BPI)  platinum 600,000 All in all 2 × gold 17 × platinum 1,315,000 Main article: Ed Sheeran / Music Sales Awards

Awards

The song was nominated for a Satellite Award in the "Best Movie Song" category. The award ceremony took place on March 9, 2014.

Web links

• Music video on YouTube

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1. ↑ Jocelyn Vena: Ed Sheeran Is 'Geeking Out' Over His 'Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Song. MTV , November 5, 2013, accessed December 3, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Peter Jackson: I See Fire. Facebook Inc. , November 5, 2013, accessed December 3, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Stefan Servos: A sensitive song for a sensitive ending. herr-der-ringe-film.de, November 6, 2013, accessed on December 3, 2013 . 
4. ↑ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Special Edition] by Howard Shore. iTunes Store , accessed December 3, 2013 . 
5. ↑ FEUERSCHWANZ - I See Fire (Ed Sheeran Cover) . youtube.com. May 6, 2020. Accessed May 9, 2020.
6. ↑ "I See Fire" in the German charts. Retrieved January 15, 2016 . 
7. ↑ "I See Fire" in the Austrian charts. Retrieved January 15, 2016 . 
8. ↑ "I See Fire" in the Swiss charts. Retrieved January 15, 2016 . 
9. ↑ I See Fire in the UK charts. Retrieved January 15, 2016 . 
10. ↑ 2013 nominations. Satellite Award , accessed December 3, 2013 .