Mad at Disney

"Mad at Disney" is a song by American singer Salem Ilese from her second extended play Unsponsored Content (2022).

The pop song was inspired by songwriter and producer Jason Hahs' disappointment after watching the 2019 remake of The Lion King.

Ilese then recounted her disillusion with love after getting false expectations of romance from watching Disney Princess films.

[9] Lyrically, it details Ilese's disillusionment with love due to negative experiences with her own relationships, contrasting those with the fairy tale romances found in Disney films.

[7] English singer Mollie King, writing for Marie Claire, stated that the track is "subtle yet hugely relevant" and referred to the lyrics as "thought-provoking".

[11] Kristin Robinson of Billboard affirmed that the song is responsible for "the proliferation of hyper-conceptual, clever lyric writing" of TikTok songwriters who make use of "fan participation to inspire new music" alongside Blackbear's "Hot Girl Bummer" (2019).

[19] The track peaked at number seven during its second week on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

[24] The music video for "Mad at Disney" was published on Ilese's YouTube channel on October 15, 2020, and it was directed by Phillip Lopez.

[28] At the 2022 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, she sang an altered version of "Mad at Disney" to express her disapproval of the US Supreme Court's ruling on abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.