I Don't Want to Be

"I Don't Want to Be"
"I Don't Want to Be"
Song

"I Don'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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

"I Don't Want to Be" (Album Version)
"I Don't Want to Be" (Stripped Version)
"Just Friends" (Album Version)
"I Don'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^[1]	10
US Billboard Pop Songs^[1]	1
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs^[1]	9

Certifications


Region	Certification
United Kingdom (BPI)^[2]	Silver
United States (RIAA)^[3]	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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100" (in Dutch). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
^ "British single certifications – Gavin DeGraw – I Don't Want to Be". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type I Don't Want to Be in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American single certifications – Gavin DeGraw – I Don't Want to Be". Recording Industry Association of America.

[billboard1-1] "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100" (in Dutch). Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-21.

[United_KingdomGavin_DeGrawI_Don't_Want_to_BesingleCertRef-2] "British single certifications – Gavin DeGraw – I Don't Want to Be". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type I Don't Want to Be in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesGavin_DeGrawI_Don't_Want_to_BesingleCertRef-3] "American single certifications – Gavin DeGraw – I Don't Want to Be". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Gavin DeGraw
Studio albums	Chariot Gavin DeGraw Free Sweeter Make a Move Something Worth Saving Face the River
Compilations	Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw
Singles	"I Don'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"
Featured singles	"Brother"

v t e One Tree Hill
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Episodes	"Pilot" "Like You Like an Arsonist" "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" "I've Got Dreams to Remember" "With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept" "4 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days"
Characters	Lucas Scott Nathan Scott Peyton Sawyer
Related	Official soundtracks "I Don't Want to Be" Drama Queens
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