<P> `` 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 originally wrote the song and recorded a demo of the song in April 1991 but did not officially record and release it until 1996 . 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 . </P>
<P> `` 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 originally wrote the song and recorded a demo of the song in April 1991 but did not officially record and release it until 1996 . 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 . </P>
who wrote and performed the theme song for dawsons creek
who wrote and performed the theme song for dawsons creek
Paula Cole
Paula Cole