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<nowiki/>[[File:I_Won't_Say_(I'm_in_Love).ogg|thumb|left|25-second sample of the doo-wop song, featuring Egan's voice accompanied by girl group-style back up vocals performed in three-part harmony.<ref name=":27" />]]Lyrically, "I Won't Say (I'm in Love) is a "[[Torch song|torchy]]" [[love song]] about denial,<ref name=":43" /><ref name=":44">{{Cite news |last=Singer |first=Matt |date=February 5, 2025 |title=10 Disney Movies That Deserve Their Own Rides |url=https://screencrush.com/disney-rides-that-no-longer-exist/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210132029/https://screencrush.com/disney-rides-that-no-longer-exist/ |archive-date=February 10, 2025 |access-date=February 25, 2025 |work=[[ScreenCrush]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Block|first=Tara|date=November 13, 2015|title=Feel the Love Tonight With This Romantic Disney Playlist|url=http://www.popsugar.com/love/Disney-Love-Songs-34752493|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128000824/http://www.popsugar.com/love/Disney-Love-Songs-34752493|archive-date=January 28, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2016|website=[[Popsugar]]}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Floro |first=Marty |date=April 30, 2016 |title=5 Underrated Disney Songs |url=http://www.onemusic.ph/news/5-underrated-disney-songs-632 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914022546/http://www.onemusic.ph/news/5-underrated-disney-songs-632 |archive-date=September 14, 2018 |access-date=September 13, 2018 |website=[[One Music PH]]}}</ref> specifically its performer's reluctance to fall in love or surrender to romantic clichés.<ref name=":4" /> Meg voices how clichéd and insufficient love can feel,<ref name=":20" /> while mocking traditional love song tropes.<ref name=":2" /> "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" differs from standard Disney love songs by offering "a unique spin" on the heroine's dilemma.<ref name=":13" /> Rob Burch of ''The Hollywood News'' dubbed "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" an "[[Erotophobia|anti-love]] song".<ref name=":14">{{Cite web|last=Burch|first=Rob|date=September 11, 2013|title=Disney 53: Hercules|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/09/11/disney-53-hercules/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612100019/http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/09/11/disney-53-hercules/|archive-date=June 12, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2016|website=The Hollywood News}}</ref> Described as an "emotional barnstormer",<ref name=":18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.beamly.com/tv-film/the-best-ever-disney-songs-ranked|title=The best ever Disney songs: Ranked|last=Hall|first=Sophie|date=January 7, 2016|website=[[Beamly]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508153739/https://www.beamly.com/tv-film/the-best-ever-disney-songs-ranked|archive-date=2016-05-08|access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> the song begins with Egan singing "If there's a prize for rotten judgment I guess I've already won that",<ref name=":7" /> soon followed by "Been there, done that".<ref name=":3" /> ''Thought Catalog''<nowiki/>'s Chelsea Fagan believes the first verse "sums up in four lines everything that we’ve ever tried to convey while on our third drink out at the bar with the girls", joking, "I believe this song would come shortly after dancing in a circle with all women, but just before the tearful texting of your ex".<ref name=":20" /> Lyrics such as "No man is worth the aggravation / that’s ancient history, been there done that” and “I thought my heart had learned its lesson / It feels so good when you start out / My head is screaming get a grip girl / Unless you’re dying to cry your heart out” express Meg's initial distaste for romance, only for the Muses to encourage her to admit that she is falling in love.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=DiSessa |first=Kasandra J. |year=2020 |title=The Illusion of Empowerment: A Feminist Analysis of Disney's Hercules |url=http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1842/the-illusion-of-empowerment-a-feminist-analysis-of-disneys-hercules |journal=Inquiries Journal |volume=12 |issue=11 |pages=1}}</ref> ''Musicological Identities: Essays in Honor of Susan McClary'' author Jacqueline Warwick observed that the backup singers constantly contradict the lead singer in a [[Call and response (music)|call and response]] format, proving crucial to the denial theme.<ref name=":27" /> The Muses suggest that Meg “Face it like a grown-up/When you gonna own up that you got got got it bad”,<ref name=":29">{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Caitlin |date=May 22, 2019 |title=Every Disney Renaissance Period Song, Ranked |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-disney-renaissance-period-song-ranked |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924120617/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-disney-renaissance-period-song-ranked |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=January 19, 2020 |website=[[Syfy Wire]]}}</ref> which Gantz described "admonishing".<ref name=":0" /> The song's last line is: "At least out loud, I won’t say I’m in love".<ref name=":23" /> Identifying the track as a "[[Self-awareness|self-aware]] ballad...filled with sly [[anachronism]]s", author Thomas S. Hischak observed it maintains the soundtrack's comedic tone in his book ''100 Greatest American and British Animated Films''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YtJKDwAAQBAJ&q=i+won%27t+say+%28i%27m+in+love%29+susan+egan&pg=PA137|title=100 Greatest American and British Animated Films|last=Hischak|first=Thomas S.|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|year=2018|isbn=9781538105696|___location=United States|pages=137|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Meg Pelliccio of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' believes the Muses ending the song with "Sha-la-la-la-la-la" could possibly be a reference to "[[Kiss the Girl]]" from ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989), which share both composers and directors, and involve supporting characters attempting to convince a main character of their feelings through song.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pelliccio |first=Meg |date=May 26, 2020 |title=10 Things You Didn’t Know About Disney’s Hercules |url=https://screenrant.com/disney-hercules-facts-trivia/ |access-date=February 10, 2025 |work=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>
Kate Knibbs of ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' summarized the track as "a love song from someone who doesn’t want to be in love, who knows enough to assume things aren’t going to work out".<ref name=":30">{{Cite web|last=Knibbs|first=Kate|date=July 17, 2019|title=The 40 Best Disney Songs, Ranked|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2019/7/17/20696940/forty-best-disney-songs-ranked-lion-king|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817030046/https://www.theringer.com/music/2019/7/17/20696940/forty-best-disney-songs-ranked-lion-king|archive-date=August 17, 2019|access-date=January 19, 2020|website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]}}</ref> Fagan believes it expresses "the hesitancy savvy women everywhere feel when trying to stop themselves from falling head over heels".<ref name=":20" /> Hischak deemed "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" a "contradictory love song ... in which Meg denies her true feelings yet admits that she is quite taken with the brawny and naive hero Hercules".<ref name=":17">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dimhg9t2TrUC&q=i+won%27t+say+i%27m+in+love+hercules&pg=PA91|title=The Disney Song Encyclopedia|last1=Hischak|first1=Thomas|last2=Robinson|first2=Mark A|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|year=2009|isbn=9780810869387|___location=United States|pages=91|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> According to [[D23 (Disney)|D23]], "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" is a love song "For those who don’t want to admit their hearts’ desires".<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2012 |title=Top 10 Disney Love Songs |url=https://d23.com/d23s-top-10-disney-love-songs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428093550/https://d23.com/d23s-top-10-disney-love-songs/ |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2016 |website=[[D23 (Disney)|D23]] |publisher=}}</ref> Additionally, some critics have observed feminist messages in the song's lyrics.<ref name=":41" /><ref name=":33" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ari |date=May 16, 2018 |title=Playlist: Feminist Disney Princess Jams |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/feminist-disney-princess-sing-along-playlist-418306/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224204411/https://www.autostraddle.com/feminist-disney-princess-sing-along-playlist-418306/ |archive-date=February 24, 2025 |access-date=February 24, 2025 |work=[[Autostraddle]]}}</ref>
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==Live performances and cover versions==
Egan has performed "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" live on several occasions. At the 2017 [[D23 Expo]] to conclude the event's "Zero to Hero: The Making of ''Hercules''" panel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://animatedviews.com/2017/2017-d23-expo-exclusive/|title=2017 D23 Expo Exclusive|last=Short|first=Dan|date=August 4, 2017|website=Animated Views|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> the original animated sequence was played in the background while Egan sang, accompanied by backup vocalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.disneyinyourday.com/2017/09/26/zero-to-hero-the-making-of-hercules-at-the-d23-expo-2017/|title=Zero to Hero: The making of Hercules at the D23 Expo 2017|last=Ginther|first=Becky|date=September 26, 2017|website=Disney in your Day|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> The performance was met with a [[standing ovation]] from the audience.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 17, 2017|title=Every Magical Moment From D23 Expo 2017|url=https://d23.com/live-from-d23-expo-2017/|access-date=August 28, 2018|website=[[D23 (Disney)|D23]]}}</ref> Egan has also sang the song during the Broadway Princess Party concert series in 2019 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Ashley|date=November 22, 2019|title=Inside the 'Broadway Princess Party,' a sweet soiree of Disney songs|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-22/broadway-princess-party-disney-songs-laura-osnes|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Schilz|first=Libby|date=January 20, 2019|title=Review: "The Broadway Princess Party" a dream come true for young fans|url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/review-the-broadway-princess-party-a-dream-come-true-for-young-fans/article_91f0ea18-1cff-11e9-a02d-53820ccaa5a6.html|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=[[The Daily Nebraskan]]}}</ref> During an October 2019 performance, Egan performed a duet arrangement with actress [[Krysta Rodriguez]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vianna |first=Katiúscia |date=October 20, 2019 |title=Hércules: Meg performers in animation and theater come together in a duet of "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.adorocinema.com/noticias/filmes/noticia-151310/&prev=search&pto=aue |access-date=May 6, 2021 |website=[[AdoroCinema]] |language=Portuguese}}</ref> who originated the role of Meg in a stage adaptation of ''[[Hercules (musical)|Hercules]]'' (2019) and sang the song in the show.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2019|title=Video: Susan Egan and Krysta Rodriguez Perform 'I Won't Say I'm in Love' From Hercules|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Susan-Egan-and-Krysta-Rodriguez-Perform-I-Wont-Say-Im-in-Love-From-HERCULES-20191012|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=[[BroadwayWorld]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Scheps|first=Leigh|date=August 31, 2019|title=Krysta Rodriguez Inherits the Torch From Susan Egan as Meg in Hercules|url=https://broadwaydirect.com/krysta-rodriguez-inherits-the-torch-from-susan-egan-as-meg-in-hercules/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=Broadway Direct}}</ref> In April 2020, Egan performed "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" as part of Disney's #DisneySingAlong [[social media campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barton|first=Rebekah|date=April 28, 2020|title=Susan Egan, Meg from "Hercules" and Broadway's Original Belle, Sings From Home!|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2020/04/susan-egan-singing-i-wont-say-im-in-love-rwb1/|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Inside the Magic}}</ref> The video was recorded in her own home due to quarantining measures as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=Apr 27, 2020|title=Susan Egan Performs "I Won't Say" from Disney's "Hercules" In Her Home|url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2020/04/27/susan-egan-performs-i-wont-say-from-disneys-hercules-in-her-home/|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Laughing Place}}</ref> while Broadway actors [[Courtney Reed]], [[Laura Osnes]], [[Adam Levy (actor)|Adam J. Levy]] and Benjamin Rauhala provided background vocals as The Muses.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 27, 2020|title=Video: Watch Susan Egan Sing 'I Won't Say (I'm In Love)' from Home!|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-Susan-Egan-Sing-I-Wont-Say-Im-In-Love-from-Home-20200427|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=[[Broadway World]]}}</ref>
To promote the film, American singer [[Belinda Carlisle]] recorded a [[pop rock]] cover of "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" in 1997,<ref name=":19">{{Cite web|title=Belinda Carlisle – I Won't Say (I'm In Love)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Belinda-Carlisle-I-Wont-Say-Im-In-Love/master/372850|access-date=May 25, 2016|website=[[Discogs]]|date=1997 }}</ref> which was included on the film's soundtrack. Produced by [[Gary Wallis]] and [[Tony Chapman|Toby Chapman]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Belinda-Carlisle-I-Wont-Say-Im-In-Love/release/1797509|title=Belinda Carlisle – I Won't Say (I'm In Love)|website=Discogs|date=1997 |access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Belinda Carlisle - I Won't Say (I'm in Love)|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp%3Fkey%3D154667%26cat%3Ds&prev=search&pto=aue|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=[[Dutch Charts]]}}</ref> Carlisle's version was released as a single exclusively in France and Germany,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Belinda Carlisle|url=http://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/music-database/musician/49899c8cba3c74051cdb348ec2a1f6035b4d2/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083452/http://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/music-database/musician/49899c8cba3c74051cdb348ec2a1f6035b4d2/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2017|website=[[Radio Swiss Classic]]}}</ref> on May 26, 1997.<ref name=":19" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=I Won't Say (I'm In Love) – Belinda Carlisle|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Wont-Say-Im-Love/dp/B001WJABOS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083243/https://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Wont-Say-Im-Love/dp/B001WJABOS|archive-date=March 30, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2017|website=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref> The single garnered critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/news/UK/90593/Read|title=Belinda Carlisle releasing singles collection|date=July 6, 2015|website=Music-News.com|access-date=March 29, 2017|quote=Critically lauded nuggets such as I Won’t Say I’m In Love (from Disney’s Hercules)...}}</ref> American girl group [[The Cheetah Girls (group)|The Cheetah Girls]] covered the song for the 2005 [[compilation album]] ''[[Disneymania 3]]'' marking the group's first song as a trio.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Disneymania 3 Enhanced, Compilation|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Disneymania-3-Disney/dp/B0007CNY7C|access-date=May 25, 2016|website=[[Amazon.ca]]}}</ref> Their version exchanges harmonizing for handclaps while emphasizing the pop aspects of the song over R&B.<ref name=":25" /> The cover was released as a single.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&q=the+cheetah+girls+i++won%27t+say+i%27m+in+love&pg=PA361|title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television|last=McCann|first=Bob|publisher=McFarland|year=2009|isbn=9780786458042|___location=United States|pages=361}}</ref> Writing for [[Idobi Radio|idobi]], Sam Devotta felt The Cheetah Girls' version "lacks the power [and frustration] of the original", preferring Egan's interpretation.<ref name=":25" /> An abridged version of "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" appears on stage in the jukebox musical ''[[Disney's On the Record|Disney's on the Record]]'', performed by Andrew Samonsky, with Meredith Inglesby, [[Andy Karl]], Tyler Maynard and Keewa Nurullah providing backup vocals.<ref name=":17" /> Singer and music teacher [[Evynne Hollens]] released a cover of "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" as a single in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 15, 2017|title=I Won't Say (I'm in Love) - Single|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-wont-say-im-in-love-single/1237337301|access-date=July 20, 2017|website=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
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