Question: who sing how long will i love you

title: How Long Will I Love You?
text: `` How Long Will I Love You ? '' is a song by folk - rock band The Waterboys from their fifth studio album , Room to Roam ( 1990 ) . Written by Mike Scott , it was released as the album 's lead single . The song was subsequently covered by English singer Ellie Goulding and released as the second single from her album Halcyon Days ( 2013 ) . Goulding 's version is included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film About Time , which also features a different cover by Jon Boden , Sam Sweeney and Ben Coleman . 

Answer: answer: ``How Long Will I Love You?'' is a song by folk-rock band The Waterboys. The song was subsequently covered by English singer Ellie Goulding.