About Mad at Disney

"Mad at Disney" is a song by American singer Salem Ilese. It was released on July 24, 2020 through HomeMade Projects, a joint venture of TenThousand Projects, and distributed through Caroline Distribution. Originally inspired by songwriter Jason Hahs' disappointment after watching the 2019 remake of The Lion King, the pop song was written about Ilese becoming disillusioned with love after getting false expectations of romance from watching Disney Princess films. The song became especially popular on the video-sharing app TikTok. "Mad at Disney" was written in August 2019, during a writing session between singer Salem Ilese and songwriters/producers Bendik Møller and Jason Hahs. The title was inspired by Hahs's disappointment after viewing the 2019 remake of The Lion King, telling his co-writers, "I'm really mad at Disney." Ilese then related that sentiment to the "false view of relationships" given to her by viewing animated Disney films.

The song was released on July 24, 2020, but gained traction starting in September 2020 after becoming popular on video sharing platform TikTok."Mad at Disney" is a pop song. It is written in the key of C major with a tempo of 114 beats per minute. Ilese's voice ranges from a low A3 to a high E5. The song's instrumentation is "synth-heavy". The lyrics describe Ilese's disillusionment with love due to negative experiences with her own relationships, contrasting those with the fairy tale romances found in Disney films. The second verse includes retellings of the Disney films Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, in which Cinderella and Prince Charming get a divorce and Aurora gets cheated on by her prince, respectively.