<P> `` 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 . </P>
<P> `` 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 . </P>
who sings the theme song to one tree hill
who sings the theme song to one tree hill
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw