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"I Won't Say I'm in Love" has been included on various Disney song rankings by several media publications.<ref name=":39" /><ref name=":42" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zafar |first=Aylin |date=April 21, 2014 |title=The Definitive Ranking Of The 102 Best Animated Disney Songs |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/azafar/the-definitive-ranking-of-the-102-best-animated-disney-songs#.wmrR4yVl6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210113047/https://www.buzzfeed.com/azafar/the-definitive-ranking-of-the-102-best-animated-disney-songs#.wmrR4yVl6 |archive-date=February 10, 2025 |access-date=March 2, 2016 |website=[[BuzzFeed]]}}</ref> According to ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'', "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" is the 12th best Disney song of all-time.<ref name=":43">{{Cite news |last=LaScala |first=Marisa |date=April 16, 2019 |title=The 42 Best Disney Songs of All Time |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g26886855/best-disney-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623024054/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g26886855/best-disney-songs/ |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |access-date=February 24, 2025 |work=[[Good Housekeeping]]}}</ref> In 2024, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" the 18th best Disney song,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levitt |first=Barry |date=November 27, 2024 |title=The 50 Best Disney Songs, Ranked |url=https://time.com/7178930/best-disney-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213113453/https://time.com/7178930/best-disney-songs/ |archive-date=February 13, 2025 |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> and ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' ranked it 39th.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Truffaut-Wong |first=Olivia |last2=Hanrahan |first2=Laura |date=October 23, 2023 |title=The 50 Best Disney Songs of All Time, From 'The Lion King' to 'Frozen' |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/g32268415/best-disney-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124181654/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/g32268415/best-disney-songs/ |archive-date=November 24, 2024 |access-date=February 24, 2025 |work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]}}</ref> Dalin Rowell of ''[[/Film]]'' called it "one of the greatest songs in Disney history",<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rowell |first=Dalin |date=October 13, 2024 |title=The 20 Most Under Appreciated Disney Animated Characters |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/805230/the-20-most-under-appreciated-disney-animated-characters/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430174437/https://www.slashfilm.com/805230/the-20-most-under-appreciated-disney-animated-characters/ |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=January 28, 2025 |work=[[/Film]]}}</ref> and ''Billboard'' named it the 45th greatest song from the "Disneyverse", out of 100.<ref name=":38" /> [[Beamly]] ranked it fifth on the website's list of "Best Ever Disney Songs", with author Sophie Hall nicknaming Meg "The [[Celine Dion]] of the cartoon world".<ref name=":18" /> [[BuzzFeed]] and [[D23 (Disney)|D23]] ranked the song Disney's ninth and 10th greatest love song, respectively,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Heather |date=February 5, 2014 |title=The Definitive Ranking Of Disney Love Songs |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hnew92/a-definitive-ranking-of-the-greatest-disney-love-s-9qja#.ra16vEyPg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126061322/https://www.buzzfeed.com/hnew92/a-definitive-ranking-of-the-greatest-disney-love-s-9qja#.ra16vEyPg |archive-date=January 26, 2025 |access-date=March 2, 2016 |website=[[BuzzFeed]]}}</ref><ref name=":8" /> while ''Comic Book Resources'' ranked it sixth.<ref name=":45" /> [[USA Today|''USA Today'']] ranked it the ninth-best "classic" Disney song, which author Patrick Ryan said "strike[s] just the right balance of side-eye and sweetness".<ref name=":41" /> In an article describing the song as "one of the greatest [[g-rated]] love songs of the last century", ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' ranked "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" the seventh-best Disney song.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levine |first=Nick |last2=Bavera |first2=Camille |date=April 10, 2024 |title=The 33 best Disney songs |url=https://www.timeout.com/music/best-disney-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116084808/https://www.timeout.com/music/best-disney-songs |archive-date=January 16, 2025 |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]}}</ref> ''Billboard'' named it the 21st best song of the [[Disney Renaissance]].<ref name=":23" /> ''[[Consequence of Sound|Consequence]]'' ranked it the 61st best Disney song of all-time,<ref name=":26" /> and [[UDiscoverMusic]] ranked it 34th.<ref name=":2" /> While ranking it Disney's 36th best song, ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' welcomed "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" as "a refreshing change of pace for Disney" that in turn makes Meg "a relatable queen".<ref name=":30" /> Meanwhile, [[Universal Music Group|umusic NZ]] ranked it the eighth-best Disney Princess song.<ref name=":34" /> ''[[MovieWeb]]'' ranked it Menken's 10th best original composition, describing the song as a "cultural reset".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gawaran |first=Alyssa |date=December 6, 2022 |title=Disney: Best Original Songs Composed by Alan Menken |url=https://movieweb.com/disney-songs-alan-menken/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727193742/https://movieweb.com/disney-songs-alan-menken/ |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2025 |work=[[MovieWeb]]}}</ref> In 2022, ''[[The Scotsman]]'' reported that "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" was the 22nd most streamed Disney song on [[Spotify]], having amassed nearly 207 million streams.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jack |first=Lauren |date=June 29, 2023 |title=Disney: The most popular Disney songs in the world, according to Spotify streams |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/here-are-the-30-most-popular-disney-songs-in-the-world-3572585 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416203056/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/here-are-the-30-most-popular-disney-songs-in-the-world-3572585 |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=February 24, 2025 |work=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref>
Contrarily, "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" has earned a reputation as one of Disney's most underrated songs.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Abi |date=March 22, 2021 |title=Good News! 'The Disney Family Singalong' Is Officially on Disney Plus |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/will-the-disney-singalong-be-on-disney-plus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126130750/https://www.distractify.com/p/will-the-disney-singalong-be-on-disney-plus |archive-date=January 26, 2025 |access-date=April 30, 2021 |website=[[Distractify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |date=May 22, 2019 |title=The 12 Most Underrated Disney Songs |url=https://us933fm.com/news/the-12-most-underrated-disney-songs/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430140517/https://us933fm.com/news/the-12-most-underrated-disney-songs/ |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |access-date=April 30, 2021 |website=[[WBTU|US 93.3]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ciriaco |first=Andrea |date=April 24, 2023 |title=10 Classic Disney Animated Soundtracks, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/classic-disney-soundtracks-ranked/ |access-date=February 26, 2025 |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> While ranking the track the 16th best song of the Disney Renaissance, [[Syfy|Syfy Wire]]'s Caitlin Busch called Meg "an underrated heroine with an underrated love song", which she described as "funny, poignant, and a perfect transition".<ref name=":29" /> [[Moviepilot]] included the song in a similar listicle, with author Jeremiah Paul describing it as a "hidden gem" and praising Egan's performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Jeremiah |date=August 24, 2015 |title=10 Of the Most Underrated Disney Songs of All Time! |url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/3486824 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520230229/http://moviepilot.com/posts/3486824 |archive-date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=March 2, 2016 |website=[[Moviepilot]]}}</ref> Jerrica Tisdale of ''CinemaBlend'' described the song's underappreciation as "nearly criminal".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tisdale |first=Jessica |date=April 17, 2020 |title=Big Hero 6 And 11 Other Underrated Movies To Watch On Disney+ |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2494329/big-hero-6-and-other-underrated-movies-to-watch-on-disney |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808034751/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2494329/big-hero-6-and-other-underrated-movies-to-watch-on-disney |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=April 30, 2021 |website=[[CinemaBlend]]}}</ref> Calling it one of Disney's 12 most underrated classic songs, ''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s Aly Semigran said the song deserves to be a "karaoke mainstay".<ref name=":24" />
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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