{"id":24838,"date":"2026-06-02T17:08:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=24838"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:08:05","slug":"taylor-swift-announces-new-original-song-i-knew-it-i-knew-you-for-disney-and-pixars-toy-story-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/06\/02\/taylor-swift-announces-new-original-song-i-knew-it-i-knew-you-for-disney-and-pixars-toy-story-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Announces New Original Song \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d For Disney And Pixar\u2019s \u201cToy Story 5\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW SINGLE RELEASES THIS FRIDAY, 5 JUNE<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>\u201cToy Story 5\u201d Debuts Exclusively in Theatres 19 June<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the history-making success of her latest album, \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl,\u201d 14-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning artist Taylor Swift has\u00a0announced a brand-new original song, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d for Disney and Pixar\u2019s highly anticipated 19 June theatrical release \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2598\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toy Story 5<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new song\u2014written and produced by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff\u2014releases wherever music is streamed and purchased on Friday, 5 June. The single will be featured on the \u201cToy Story 5\u201d soundtrack when it releases on 19 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-sales begin today on Taylor Swift\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/store.taylorswift.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.taylorswift.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0for three exclusive CD editions that feature the new single as it appears in the film, a special acoustic version, and a special piano version, all with unique vocals and production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by the rootin\u2019 tootin\u2019 cowgirl Jessie\u2019s ongoing journey in \u201cToy Story 5\u201d that began back in \u201cToy Story 2,\u201d \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d also marks a return to Taylor Swift\u2019s country roots, blending styles that have defined her record-breaking career as a songwriter and artist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToy Story 5\u201d director and screenwriter Andrew Stanton said, \u201cIt\u2019s incredible just how meaningful it\u2019s 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 \u2018Toy Story.\u2019 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement follows a series of \u201cTS\u201d billboards\u2014a play on \u201cToy Story\u201d and Taylor Swift\u2019s shared initials\u2014that appeared over the weekend in LA, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Toronto, Mexico City and London. Today\u2019s announcement was preceded by a \u201cToy Story 5\u201d-themed countdown on Taylor Swift\u2019s official website, as well as on billboards in New York and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Toy Story 5 - trailer 4\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2sgLYGZYYoU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT DISNEY AND PIXAR\u2019S \u201cTOY STORY 5\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The toys are back in Disney and Pixar\u2019s \u201cToy Story 5,\u201d and this time it\u2019s 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&#8217;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? \u201cToy Story 5\u201d is directed by Academy Award\u00ae 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\u00ae winner Randy Newman, who returns to score his fifth \u201cToy Story\u201d feature. \u201cToy Story 5\u201d is rated PG and releases exclusively in cinema 19 June, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW SINGLE RELEASES THIS FRIDAY, 5 JUNE\u201cToy Story 5\u201d Debuts Exclusively in Theatres 19 June Following the history-making success of her latest album, \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl,\u201d 14-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning artist Taylor Swift has\u00a0announced a brand-new original song, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d for Disney and Pixar\u2019s highly anticipated 19 June theatrical release&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2026\/06\/02\/taylor-swift-announces-new-original-song-i-knew-it-i-knew-you-for-disney-and-pixars-toy-story-5\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Taylor Swift Announces New Original Song \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d For Disney And Pixar\u2019s \u201cToy Story 5\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,159],"tags":[123,146],"class_list":["post-24838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-music","tag-disney","tag-pixar","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ToyStory5-TaylorSwift.jpg?fit=410%2C406&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24840,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24838\/revisions\/24840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}