I Do n't Want to Wait - wikipedia I Do n't Want to Wait `` I Do n't Want to Wait '' U.S. CD single Single by Paula Cole from the album This Fire B - side `` Bethlehem '' `` Hitler 's Brothers '' Released October 14, 1997 Format CD single Recorded Genre Pop R&B Length 5 : 19 ( album version ) 4 : 07 ( radio edit ) Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Paula Cole Producer ( s ) Paula Cole Paula Cole singles chronology `` Where Have All the Cowboys Gone ? '' ( 1997 ) `` I Do n't Want to Wait '' ( 1997 ) `` Me '' ( 1998 ) `` Where Have All the Cowboys Gone ? '' ( 1997 ) `` I Do n't Want to Wait '' ( 1997 ) `` Me '' ( 1998 ) `` I Do n't Want to Wait '' is a song written, performed and produced by Paula Cole. It was Cole 's second single from her album This Fire and later served as the opening theme for the TV series Dawson 's Creek. Cole wrote the song and recorded a demo in April 1991 but did not record it for release until 1996. The song is in common time with a moderate beat rate of 87 beats per minute. `` I Do n't Want to Wait '' is written in the key of F - sharp major. and Cole 's vocal range spans from the note of F ♯ 3 to the note of D ♯ 5. The single ranked at No. 10 on the 1998 Billboard Hot 100 singles chart year - end summary. The single spent the most consecutive weeks in the top 50 without cracking the top 10, just missing out at No. 11. The single, with a 56 - week - long run, is among the list of the 32 songs in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have had a chart run longer than 50 weeks. VH1 ranked it as one of the 100 Greatest Songs of the ' 90s at No. 81. Contents 1 Music video 2 Charts 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 References 4 External links Music video The music video for the song was directed by Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward. It was one of Cole 's first videos, and was based on the concept of a woman who was immortal and had lovers in different time periods, all of whom died. The cut of the video was originally in chronological order, but for unknown reasons, a cut that was out of order was more frequently aired which led to the directors taking their name off the video, replacing it with the common moniker Alan Smithee. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 27 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 5 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 13 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 47 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 43 US Billboard Hot 100 11 US Billboard Adult Top 40 US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1997 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 29 Chart ( 1998 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 10 References Jump up ^ Most total weeks on the Hot 100 Jump up ^ 100 Greatest Songs of the ' 90s Archived 2012 - 02 - 14 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Paula Cole -- I Do n't Want to Wait ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 3376. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 3363. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` ' 97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1998 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 09. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 28. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Paula Cole Studio albums Harbinger This Fire Amen Courage Ithaca Raven 7 Ballads Compilations Greatest Hits : Postcards from East Oceanside Singles `` I Am So Ordinary '' `` Where Have All the Cowboys Gone ? '' `` I Do n't Want to Wait '' `` Me '' `` I Believe in Love '' `` Be Somebody '' `` Amen '' `` The Loves We Lost '' `` 14 '' `` Comin ' Down '' `` God Bless the Child '' `` Music in Me '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Don%27t_Want_to_Wait&oldid=865717559 '' Categories : 1997 singles Paula Cole songs Compositions in F - sharp major Billboard Adult Top 40 number - one singles Television theme songs Warner Bros. Records singles 1996 songs Dawson 's Creek Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2016 Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for UK Talk Contents About Wikipedia Eesti Français Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2018, at 18 : 07 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who sings i don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
Answer: Paula Cole