{"id":717333,"date":"2026-06-05T17:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/717333\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:13:17","slug":"taylor-swift-drops-toy-story-5-song-i-knew-it-i-knew-you-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/717333\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Drops ‘Toy Story 5’ Song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’: Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJessie gets her flowers in Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2018s Toy Story<\/a> 5 song, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You<\/a>.\u201d The track pulls inspiration from the Pixar<\/a> series\u2019 beloved character, who is featured on the art for the track, and marks a return to Swift\u2019s country roots.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the blissful song, Swift sings the catchy chorus, \u201cI saw you, standing there in the light of the window\/Wearing that same smile\/Man, it\u2019s been a while.\u201d The star reunited with her longtime collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff to co-produce and co-write \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d (the duo last worked together on 2024\u2019s The Tortured Poets Department<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWriting this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time. Creating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once,\u201d Swift wrote in an Instagram post alongside a video of herself as a little girl wearing a cowgirl hat and boots. The singer said being a Toy Story fan since she was five years old \u201cis an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSwift recorded three versions of \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d with the acoustic and piano editions available exclusively on CD via her website<\/a>. In her post, Swift also expressed gratitude for her collaborators: \u201cThank you to the brilliant Andrew Stanton for imagining me for this, all those years ago when you wrote this newest film. Thank you to the incomparable\u00a0[Randy Newman] for the gorgeous sonic tapestry of songs and scores you\u2019ve meticulously woven over the years. You created the Toy Story musical world, and we are lucky to get to live in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tShe added, \u201cBy we, I mean myself and my pal\u00a0[Jack Antonoff]. We wrote this with so much adoration for these characters that made us laugh and helped us learn lessons and think outside the backyard all throughout our childhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tRumors of Swift\u2019s involvement with the fifth movie in the Toy Story series began back in late April, when her website briefly featured a countdown and transformed from her Showgirl aesthetic to Toy Story\u2018s iconic cloud wallpaper. While the countdown didn\u2019t lead anywhere, Toy Story-themed billboards<\/a> with a massive \u201cTS\u201d suddenly appeared on May 29. Pixar and Disney<\/a> later shared videos of the placard to their Instagram accounts<\/a> with Jessie dancing on the catwalk (plus a caption that referenced Swift\u2019s \u201cShake It Off\u201d).<\/p>\n

\n\tSwift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl<\/a>, in 2025 via Republic Records. Toy Story 5 will hit theaters on June 19; that day will also mark the 20th anniversary of Swift\u2019s debut single, \u201cTim McGraw.<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n