Ed Sheeran has premiered the video for his new single I See Fire.

Taken from the soundtrack to the forthcoming The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie, the down-tempo folk-inspired I See Fire sees Sheeran playing the violin for the first time, learning the instrument in just a day.

Sheeran has confirmed that the track will not be included in his as-yet-untitled forthcoming sophomore LP, expected to land the first half of 2014.

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