Taylor Swift Shares ‘Toy Story 5’ Song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’

Taylor Swift released a new original song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which the global superstar wrote and recorded for the animated feature film Toy Story 5. The song is the first music released by Swift since her 2025 album, The Life Of A Showgirl.

The world premiere of Toy Story 5 is scheduled in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 9. The film, which stars the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Greta Lee, Joan Cusack and many others, will be released to theaters across the United States on Friday, June 19. Academy Award winner Randy Newman provided the film’s score.

Swift screened an early cut of Toy Story 5 and wrote “I Knew It, I Knew You” after being inspired by the story arc of the cowgirl doll character Jessie, portrayed by Cusack. Frequent Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff produced the track.

Posting to social media, Swift described the experience creating the song for Toy Story 5, revealing:

“Writing 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. And being a [Toy Story] kid from the age of 5 til now… is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.

“Thank 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 [Randy Newman] for the gorgeous sonic tapestry of songs and scores you’ve meticulously woven over the years. You created the Toy Story musical world, and we are lucky to get to live in it.

“By we, I mean myself and my pal [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. ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ from Toy Story 5 is out everywhere now.”

Stream Taylor Swift’s new song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” below: