Taylor Swift returned with new music for Toy Story 5 — and she has a special connection to her song “I Knew It, I Knew You.”
Swift, 36, confirmed on Monday, June 1, that she would be dropping a new original song for the highly anticipated animated film.
“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,” she captioned an Instagram post on Monday. “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. Sometimes you just know, right?”
Swift shared another heartfelt message to followers when the tune was officially released on Friday, June 5. The singer also posted a sweet throwback video in which she was dressed up as a cowgirl — a nod to the Toy Story character Jessie.
“Writing this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time,” she gushed. “Creating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once. And being a @toystory kid from the age of 5 til now … is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.”
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What Is Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ About?
Swift’s song is a return to her country roots, channeling the character of Jessie from the Toy Story franchise. The singer told Jessie’s story — as originated in Toy Story 2 — through the song.
“And I remembered I loved you / Came back when it mattered, I saw you,” Swift sings in the chorus. “Standing there in the light of the window wearing that same smile / Man, it’s been a while / But I knew it, I knew you.”
While it hints at what Jessie will experience in the fifth installment, it’s unclear exactly what the song is referencing since the movie won’t be released until Friday, June 19.
Who Did Taylor Swift Write ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ With?
She teamed up with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff to write the meaningful tune.
“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,” Swift wrote via Instagram.
What Did Andrew Stanton Say About Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’?
The Toy Story 5 director and screenwriter praised Swift in a press release announcing the song.
“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,” he said. “The song is so deeply connected to Toy Story. So much so that on first listen, it instantly felt like it had always belonged there, like a long-lost family member. It was kismet.”
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