The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) cover art

Track · Data as of

I See Fire Spotify streams & play count

Ed SheeranThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)20135:00

Open in Spotify (opens in a new tab)

Spotify streams

1,061,912,289

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 4 Nov 2026, 08:33 UTC.

Popularity
73 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 1,061,912,289 plays on 4 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
1,061,912,289First reading

Track details

Album
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released
Track number
14, disc 2
Duration
5:00
Explicit
No
Tempo
76 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Pop
  • Easy Listening
  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Soundtrack
  • Lullaby
  • Folk
  • Folk Pop
  • Indie Folk

Moods

  • Slow
  • Relaxing
  • Calm
  • Cozy
  • Quiet
  • Melancholy
  • Chill
  • Tranquil
  • Soft
  • Mellow

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Ed Sheeran
Producer
Ed Sheeran
Composer
Ed Sheeran
Lyricist
Ed Sheeran

More by Ed Sheeran

  1. Shape of You5,171,067,678 plays
  2. Photograph3,602,779,927 plays
  3. Thinking out Loud3,260,043,150 plays
  4. Bad Habits2,249,333,544 plays
  5. Happier1,519,737,305 plays
  6. Lego House683,967,402 plays
  7. Antisocial (with Travis Scott)287,726,705 plays
  8. Blue19,303,437 plays
  9. When Will I Be Alright7,227,410 plays
  10. Shivers - Live2,093,395 plays

Ed Sheeran's other tracks this site keeps a page for, most played first. Ed Sheeran's artist page

For developers

Get I See Fire's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=2O7j1zOHZ8a23GAoR9lMbe&include=playcount. Read its reference.

For many tracks, GET /tracks takes up to 50 ids in one call.

Get your own key

Get a free trial key Start free on RapidAPIDirect key from $9

Compare plans

No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does I See Fire have on Spotify?

I See Fire by Ed Sheeran had 1,061,912,289 streams on Spotify as of 4 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was I See Fire released?

10 Dec 2013, on the album The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

Who wrote and produced I See Fire?

Producer: Ed Sheeran. Composer: Ed Sheeran. Lyricist: Ed Sheeran.

What genre is I See Fire?

The API's track insights tag it Pop, Easy Listening and Singer-Songwriter, strongest first.

What is the tempo of I See Fire?

76 BPM, from the API's track insights.