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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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