I Do n't Want to Be - wikipedia I Do n't Want to Be This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2012 ) `` I Do n't Want to Be '' Single by Gavin DeGraw from the album Chariot Released September 1, 2004 Format CD single Genre Pop rock Length 3.39 Label Songwriter ( s ) Gavin DeGraw Producer ( s ) Mark Endert Gavin DeGraw singles chronology `` I Do n't Want to Be '' ( 2004 ) `` Chariot '' ( 2005 ) `` I Do n't Want to Be '' ( 2004 ) `` Chariot '' ( 2005 ) `` I Do n't Want to Be '' is a song by Gavin DeGraw appearing on his 2003 debut album, Chariot. It was released as a single in Australia in 2003, and in the UK in 2004. The single became DeGraw 's biggest hit to date, mainly due to the premiere of One Tree Hill, of which the song is the opening theme ; peaking at number ten in the U.S. in early - 2005. The song was certified 2x Platinum, having sold over 2,000,000 paid downloads. It is also DeGraw 's only single to break the UK Top 40. On May 27, 2012 the song re-entered UK charts reaching number 27, due to the finale of One Tree Hill 's 9th and final season airing, which featured DeGraw. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Charts and certifications 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Certifications 3 Use in media 4 References Track listing `` I Do n't Want to Be '' ( Album Version ) `` I Do n't Want to Be '' ( Stripped Version ) `` Just Friends '' ( Album Version ) `` I Do n't Want to Be '' ( Video ) Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2004 -- 12 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 19 Austrian Singles Chart 44 Dutch Singles Chart 21 German Singles Chart 99 Irish Singles Chart 25 New Zealand Singles Chart 30 Norwegian Singles Chart 6 Swedish Singles Chart 15 Swiss Singles Chart 46 UK Singles Chart 27 US Billboard Hot 100 10 US Billboard Pop Songs US Billboard Adult Pop Songs 9 Certifications Region Certification United States ( RIAA ) Gold Use in media The song appears in the game, Karaoke Revolution Party, and is available as part of the downloadable content in the game Karaoke Revolution : American Idol Encore. The song is the opening theme to One Tree Hill. DeGraw performs the song on a Season 1 episode of One Tree Hill. He returned for the season 5 premiere to perform the song with Jackson Brundage. In the 8th season of the aforementioned TV series, several artists covered it for the season 's theme music, including Spinnerette, Against Me !, Kate Voegele, Susie Suh and Patrick Stump. DeGraw also performed the song for the series finale to celebrate their 10th anniversary of Tric. References ^ Jump up to : `` Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 '' ( in Dutch ). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Gavin DeGraw -- I Do n't Want to Be ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Gavin DeGraw Albums Chariot Gavin DeGraw Free Sweeter Make a Move Something Worth Saving Compilations Finest Hour : The Best of Gavin DeGraw Singles `` I Do n't Want to Be '' `` Chariot '' `` Follow Through '' `` In Love with a Girl '' `` Cheated on Me '' `` Not Over You '' `` Sweeter '' `` Soldier '' `` Best I Ever Had '' `` She Sets the City on Fire '' One Tree Hill Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Characters Original Lucas Scott Nathan Scott Peyton Sawyer Haley James Scott Dan Scott Brooke Davis Whitey Durham Keith Scott Karen Roe Deb Lee Mouth McFadden Skills Taylor Rachel Gatina Secondary Jamie Scott Millicent Huxtable Julian Baker Clay Evans Quinn James Alex Dupre Chase Adams Chris Keller Recurring Jake Jagielski Tim Smith Bevin Mirskey Andy Hargrove Lindsey Strauss Victoria Davis Mia Catalano Quentin Fields Nanny Carrie Sam Walker Episodes `` Pilot '' `` With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept '' `` 4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days '' `` Hundred '' `` Remember Me as a Time of Day '' `` Almost Everything I Wish I 'd Said the Last Time I Saw You '' `` Darkness on the Edge of Town '' `` This is My House, This is My Home '' `` Last Known Surroundings '' `` Danny Boy '' `` One Tree Hill '' Related Official soundtracks `` I Do n't Want to Be '' Tree Hill, North Carolina Clothes Over Bro 's Red Bedroom Records Created by : Mark Schwahn Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Don%27t_Want_to_Be&oldid=789807394 '' Categories : 2004 singles Gavin DeGraw songs Debut singles Television theme songs One Tree Hill ( TV series ) Songs written by Gavin DeGraw 2003 songs J Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles needing additional references from June 2012 All articles needing additional references Duration without hAudio microformat All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2013 Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Español فارسی Italiano Nederlands Português Simple English Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 9 July 2017, at 18 : 30. 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Question: who sings i don't want to be
Answer: Gavin DeGraw