<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "I Don't Want to Be" (2004) </Td> <Td> "Chariot" (2005) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "I Don't Want to Be" (2004) </Td> <Td> "Chariot" (2005) </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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