"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.
who wrote and performed the theme song for dawsons creek
Paula Cole