Taylor Swift has announced a new original song for the upcoming Disney and Pixar film Toy Story 5. Titled 'I Knew It, I Knew You', the single will be released on 5 June, with CD singles available for preorder on Swift's website. Three variants will be available, each containing different versions of the song: a piano version, an acoustic version and the original.
Rumours about Swift's involvement in the film began last week after fans spotted billboards spelling out the initials 'TS' in the blocky yellow Toy Story font. The posters appeared in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Toronto, Mexico City and London. Swift confirmed the news on Instagram on 1 June, writing: 'It's a *Toy* Story. You knew it! My new original song I Knew It, I Knew You for Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 will be yours on June 5th.'
Swift wrote the song with her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. The track marks a return to Swift's country roots and was inspired by Jessie, the film's cowgirl character. 'I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie,' Swift said. 'I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening.'
Toy Story 5 director Andrew Stanton praised the collaboration, saying: 'It’s incredible just how meaningful it’s been having Taylor write and perform this song. Her connection to Jessie and the immediate way she understood what the character was going through was undeniable. The song is so deeply connected to Toy Story that on first listen, it instantly felt like it had always belonged there.'
The single will be Swift's first new music since the release of her album 'The Life of a Showgirl' in October 2025. Toy Story 5 will be released worldwide on 19 June.
