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Although Egan had fun recording "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)", she joked that she felt much "[[Light skin|whiter]]" than usual recording with the five Black singers cast as the [[List of Disney's Hercules characters|Muses]] (Cheryl Freeman, [[Lillias White]], Vaneese Y. Thomas, [[LaChanze]], and [[Roz Ryan]]), who provided the song's [[back-up vocals|backup vocals]].<ref name=":9" /> Already familiar with their work on Broadway, Egan felt intimidated by their powerful voices and [[riffing]] abilities.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|date=August 1, 2012|title=Susan Egan: Belle, Meg, Glamour and Goop - Part 2|url=http://www.themousecastle.com/2012/08/susan-egan-belle-meg-glamour-and-goop.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820102823/http://www.themousecastle.com/2012/08/susan-egan-belle-meg-glamour-and-goop.html|archive-date=August 20, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2016|website=The Mouse Castle}}</ref><ref name=":35">{{cite episode |title=Susan Egan on “Disney Princess – The Concert” |url=https://www.disneyfanatic.com/a-dream-come-true-susan-egan-discusses-her-hercules-characters-legacy-sc1/ |series=D23 Inside Disney |last=Henry |first=Sheri |last2=Blake |first2=Nzinga |network=[[Apple Podcasts]] |date=February 3, 2022 |number=125 |via=Disney Fanatics |access-date=February 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522135643/https://www.disneyfanatic.com/a-dream-come-true-susan-egan-discusses-her-hercules-characters-legacy-sc1/ |archive-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref> She recalled that while they were very comfortable improvising and [[Ad libitum|ad-libbing]] per Menken's instruction, Egan would need to ask Menken to demonstrate her riffs on the piano note-by-note in order to replicate them, much to his disbelief.<ref name=":10" /> While it took Egan half an hour to solidify as few as one of her riffs, the other singers recorded multiple takes of their own within the same amount of time.<ref name=":10" /> Egan was greatly humbled by the experience,<ref name=":10" /> having never riffed in her previous singing roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rudetsky |first=Seth |author-link=Seth Rudetsky |date=September 30, 2020 |title=When Susan Egan Auditioned for Hercules, Cynthia Nixon Was a Faker on To Tell the Truth, and Michael Cerveris Stayed in Character for Fame |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/when-susan-egan-auditioned-for-hercules-cynthia-nixon-was-a-faker-on-to-tell-the-truth-and-michael-cerveris-stayed-in-character-for-fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901105539/https://www.playbill.com/article/when-susan-egan-auditioned-for-hercules-cynthia-nixon-was-a-faker-on-to-tell-the-truth-and-michael-cerveris-stayed-in-character-for-fame |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |access-date=May 7, 2021 |website=[[Playbill]]}}</ref> However, she said White in particular remained encouraging, reassuring her that "everybody has soul somewhere; we just need to find yours".<ref name=":35" />
Menken also produced the track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alan-Menken-David-Zippel-Disneys-Hercules-An-Original-Walt-Disney-Records-Soundtrack/release/2369985|title=Alan Menken, David Zippel – Disney's Hercules (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)|date=1997|website=Discogs|access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> [[Danny Troob]] arranged the song while Michael Kosarin conducted the orchestration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alan-Menken-David-Zippel-Disneys-Hercules-An-Original-Walt-Disney-Records-Soundtrack/release/3765414|title=Alan Menken, David Zippel – Disney's Hercules (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)|website=Discogs|date=27 May 1997 |access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref> The song was released on May 27, 1997 as part of the film's [[Hercules (soundtrack)|soundtrack]].<ref name=":47">{{Cite news |title=I Won't Say (I'm in Love) |url=https://music.apple.com/ua/song/i-wont-say-im-in-love/1412859038 |access-date=February 26, 2025 |work=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
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In an interview with music magazine ''[[The Fader]]'', members of American rapper [[Chance the Rapper]]'s band [[The Social Experiment]] identified "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" one of the favorite Disney songs from their childhood.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trammel |first=Matthew |date=February 4, 2015 |title=The Definitive Disney Songs Of Our Childhood, According To The Social Experiment |url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/04/the-social-experiment-pick-their-favorite-disney-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220154355/http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/04/the-social-experiment-pick-their-favorite-disney-songs |archive-date=February 20, 2025 |access-date=July 20, 2017 |website=[[The Fader]]}}</ref>'' [[TodayTix]] named the song "everyone’s favorite Disney feminist anthem".<ref name=":33" />
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Credits adapted from [[Apple Music]]:<ref name=":47" />
* Background vocals by Cheryl Freeman, [[Lillias White]], [[Vaneese Thomas]], [[LaChanze]] and [[Roz Ryan]] as the Muses▼
* [[Susan Egan]] – lead vocals
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* Michael Kosarin – vocal conductor, vocal arranger
* John Miller, Bobbi Page, [[Fonzi Thornton|Fonzi Thonrton]] – performer
* Alan Menken – composer
* David Zippel – lyrics
* Danny Troob – orchestrator, arranger
* Brian Besterman, Michael Starobin – orchestrator
==Certifications==
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