<P> Egan joked that although "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" was "fun" to perform, she felt much more "white" than usual recording alongside the five singers cast as the Muses, who provide the song's back up vocals . Familiar with singers Cheryl Freeman, Lillias White, Vaneese Y. Thomas, LaChanze and Roz Ryan's Broadway work, Egan felt intimated by their powerful voices and riffing abilities . Egan recalled, "Alan would say,' Okay Lillias (White), just do a riff over there and LaChanze, you do a little something over here and Susan, just at the end, get from this note to this note and just do a riff .' I raise my hand and I'm like,' Umm, can you plunk it out on the piano?' He looks at me like,' Are you kidding?"' While it took Egan half an hour to solidify only one of her riffs, the other singers recorded multiple takes of theirs within that same time; Egan was greatly humbled by the experience . On the film's soundtrack, only Egan and Freeman are credited as vocalists on the track . Menken also produced the song . Danny Troob arranged the song while Michael Kosarin conducted the orchestration . </P> <P> Like most Disney heroines, Meg sings about the experience of falling in love with the film's hero . Recognized as Meg's signature song, "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" has been identified as the character's "big moment of romantic realization" in Hercules . Prior to "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)", the audience has only been exposed to Meg's cynicism; the song finally reveals that Meg's cynicism is actually a reaction to her romantic side, uncovering the "misunderstood nature" of the character . "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" reveals that the Meg has fallen in love too fast before, and explains that she is afraid of repeating the same mistake once more with Hercules . Despite her best efforts, the character realizes that she has in fact begun to develop feelings for Hercules much to her chagrin, but at first refuses to admit this; the song allows Meg to "work through her denial", by "alternating between fantasizing about how delightful it would be to be loved by Herc, and stomping her foot in anger at the very thought ." Resembling an "admonishing" exchange between Meg and the Muses, "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" is Meg's attempt to avoid the clichéd storylines of her predecessors . Finally, after strolling a Greek courtyard while performing the song accompanied by the Muses who insist she is in denial, the character's resistance eventually proves futile and she ultimately relents . According to Taylor Weatherby of Billboard, the character "finally comes to a conclusion to which many a girl (or guy) can relate". Tracy Dye of Bustle described the scene: "Joined by The Muses, Meg attempts to vehemently deny her amour for Hercules". Writing for film critic Eric D. Snider's website, Kimber Kay joked that Meg "tries her best to give a top 40 rendition of her solo song, but it gets stolen by the magnificent Muses ." Additionally, the musical number predicts that one of Hercules' most difficult challenges will be trying to change Meg's opinion of him . Writing for The Daily Dot, Aja Romano cited the song as Meg's "I Want" song . </P> <P> At two minutes and twenty seconds long, "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" was written in the key of C major at a tempo of 100 beats per minute . Performed "freely" in the style of a mellow, 1950s girl group song, the ballad features Egan's "sultry" vocals . Adhering to "the R&B motif" Menken employs throughout the entire soundtrack, the pop song incorporates doo - wop . Featuring "cooing shooby - doos and sha - la - las" by the Muses, who perform "gospel - tinged" back up vocals and riffs on the track, Jeffrey Gantz of the Boston Phoenix compared Egan's "soaring" vocals girl group The Ronettes . Describing "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" as "a traditional Disney (heroine's) lament," Vulture.com's Lindsey Weber acknowledged its "unique Motown edge", comparing the Muses to The Supremes . Musically, Irving Tan of Sputnikmusic described the teen pop - influenced "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" as "the closest the Herculean villa ever comes to approximating a Broadway show". Combined, Egan and the Muses' vocals span two octaves, from G to C. Egan's vocal performance is more restrained than those of the actresses who voice Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989) and Belle from Beauty and the Beast (1991). Chelsea Fagan of Thought Catalog described Egan's voice as "sarcastic" and "smoky", while Billboard's Taylor Weatherby called it "soulfully belt (ed)". </P> <P> Lyrically, "I Won't Say (I'm in Love) is a love song about denial, specifically one's reluctance to fall in love or admit to romantic clichés . Meg voices how cliché and insufficient love can feel . Parodying "classic" love songs, "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" differs in style from love songs usually associated with Disney films by offering "a unique spin". Rob Burch of The Hollywood News dubbed "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" an "anti-love song". Described as an "emotional barnstormer", the song begins with Egan singing the lyrics "If there's a prize for rotten judgment I guess I've already won that", which is soon followed by "Been there, done that". Thought Catalog's Chelsea Fagan believes that 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". </P>

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