Anyone else really enjoy this song as the credits rolled after Desolation of Smaug? I thought it was perfect for the end of the film and without any media support the song has gotten into the UK charts which I suppose is impressive. I like Ed Sheeran - he's a talented guy. I've just googled the song for a bit of background on it and found this (albeit on Wiki)
"In only one day, Sheeran watched the film at Park Road Post, immediately went to a room to write the song, and recorded most of it. Despite having never played the violin, he chose to perform it himself via overdubbing"