Taylor Swift Announces Original Toy Story 5 Song
Following the history-making success of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, 14-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Taylor Swift has announced a brand-new original song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” for Disney and Pixar’s highly anticipated June 19 theatrical release, Toy Story 5.
The new song—written and produced by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff—will be released wherever music is streamed and purchased on Friday, June 5. The single will be featured on the Toy Story 5 soundtrack when it releases on June 19.
Pre-sales begin today on Taylor Swift’s website for three exclusive CD editions featuring the new single as it appears in the film, a special acoustic version, and a special piano version, each with unique vocals and production.
Inspired by the rootin’ tootin’ cowgirl Jessie’s ongoing journey in Toy Story 5 that began back in Toy Story 2, “I Knew It, I Knew You” also marks a return to Taylor Swift’s country roots, blending styles that have defined her record-breaking career as a songwriter and artist.
Toy Story 5 director and screenwriter Andrew Stanton said, “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.’ 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.”
The announcement follows a series of “TS” billboards—a play on Toy Story and Taylor Swift’s shared initials—that appeared over the weekend in LA, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Toronto, Mexico City and London. Today’s announcement was preceded by a Toy Story 5-themed countdown on Taylor Swift’s official website and on billboards in New York and Los Angeles.
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar‘s Toy Story 5, and this time it’s Toy meets Tech. Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), Jessie (voice of Joan Cusack), and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (voice of Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?
Toy Story 5 is directed by Academy Award winner Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Kenna Harris, produced by Lindsey Collins, p.g.a., and written by Stanton and Harris from a story by Stanton.
The film features an original score by Oscar winner Randy Newman, who returns to score his fifth Toy Story feature. Toy Story 5 is rated PG and releases exclusively in theaters on June 19, 2026.
