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However, it appeared on the deluxe edition of that album. Initially, the track was announced as a non-inclusion in his next album, subsequently titled x. Sheeran released 'I See Fire' while on tour in support of his debut album it was the first solo record that he released, two years since his last. It was later released on 10 December 2013 as part of the film's soundtrack, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, through WaterTower Music and Decca Records. 'I See Fire' was released on 5 November 2013 through iTunes, initially in the United States and then worldwide within the next 36 hours. The themes in The Hobbit are present in the song's lyrics, which refer to 'fire, mountains and brotherhood'. According to Entertainment Weekly 's Jodi Walker, the song is 'touch reminiscent' of ' The Parting Glass', an Irish traditional song that is a bonus track in Sheeran's debut album, +.

Sheeran revealed he took inspiration from the 1970s Irish folk band Planxty. 'I See Fire' is a folk ballad, characterized with gently strummed acoustic guitar. Pete Cobbin of Abbey Road Studios mixed 'I See Fire' Cobbin was at Park Road Post at the same time, responsible for mixing the musical score of The Desolation of Smaug. Flight of the Conchords' touring cellist Nigel Collins added cello parts as dictated by Sheeran. Despite having never played the violin, he chose to perform it himself through overdubbing.

Sheeran also produced the song, playing all the instruments except for the cello. In particular, Sheeran notes: ' knows the colors and templates of what the song should be rather than how the melody should go.' Sheeran revealed he was given complete freedom in the creative process, while receiving ready inputs from Jackson and his co-filmmakers. Further revisions were made in a course of three days that Sheeran stayed in the facility. Sheeran wrote and recorded, in only one day, most of the elements present in the released version. Jackson required a folk song and Sheeran, who is 'known for songs that wouldn't fit in a Hobbit film', attempted to follow in that direction. That's what the song needs to reflect Write a song that takes the audience by the hand and leads them from Middle-earth back into reality.' Capturing his reaction to watching the film, Sheeran immediately began writing the lyrics 'from the perspective of being a dwarf'. Jackson advised Sheeran to focus on the film's ending: 'Focus on the last 10 minutes. Sheeran watched the film at an early screening in Park Road Post, a film post-production facility located in Wellington, New Zealand. Park Road Post, a film post-production facility located in Wellington, New Zealand, where Sheeran wrote and produced 'I See Fire'. Departing from London, Sheeran and his manager, Stuart, arrived in Wellington within 48 hours. Jackson sent a message to Sheeran, who was in the Mediterranean island of Ibiza attending a wedding ceremony, asking if he would be interested in the project, which Sheeran accepted. Following Katie's advice, they decided to tap Sheeran. In late 2013, Jackson and Fran Walsh, who co-produced and co- wrote the film, were searching for an artist who would write and record the song. Jackson, having learned Sheeran's regard toward his films, met him over lunch the following day where they exchanged email addresses.

Jackson was introduced to Sheeran's music by his daughter, Katie, who attended Sheeran's concert in Wellington, New Zealand, in March 2013.

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On 5 November 2013, Sheeran announced his involvement in the soundtrack in a series of online posts, which included his thanking Jackson for the opportunity. It was the first book Sheeran's father read to him as a child, and the first book that he read himself. His grandfather owns a first edition copy. Sheeran has a lifelong devotion to the novel of Tolkien. The Hobbit follows the quest of a home-loving hobbit, a fictional, diminutive humanoid, to win a share of the treasure guarded by the dragon, Smaug. Released on 13 December 2013, it is the second installment in the three-part film series based on the novel The Hobbit by J. 'I See Fire' plays over the first section of the closing credits of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, an epic fantasy adventure film directed by New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson.

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