Keep 'Em Guessing

[1] The song sees Mushu advising Mulan on how to keep her real identity secret while she pretends to be a male soldier.

[1] Lyrics included advice like “[put on] an act that’s so convincing, they’ll think you’re a dude.”[1] According to songwriters David Zippel and Matthew Wilder, Disney and the production team were "very fond" of the song,[2] and called Porter's demo "phenomenal".

"[3] The song, intended to be Mushu's introduction to Mulan, but ultimately was cut and replaced by expositional spoken dialogue[4][5] and they decided the character could show who he was with only a few words.

[1] The song was restored for the stage musical adaption Mulan Jr. Radio Times wrote "we can’t help but wonder how that version of the movie would have played out".

[1] CinemaBlend noted that without this number, the only time Mushu sings is in the line "This guy's got 'em scared to death" during "I'll Make a Man Out of You.