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Swift co-wrote and produced “I Knew It, I Knew You” with her long-time confidant Jack Antonoff
Jessie gets her flowers in Taylor Swift‘s Toy Story 5 song “I Knew It, I Knew You.” The track pulls inspiration from the Pixar series’ beloved character, who is featured on the art for the track, and marks a return to Swift’s country roots.
On the blissful track, Swift sings the catchy chorus, “I saw you, standing there in the light of the window/Wearing that same smile/Man, it’s been a while.” The star reunited with her longtime collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff to co-produce and co-write “I Knew It, I Knew You” (the duo last worked together on 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department).
The singer-songwriter announced the track earlier this week and expressed a deep admiration for the film series. “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,” Swift said in an Instagram post alongside an adorable clip of her as a kid dressed as a cowgirl. The singer said being a Toy Story fan since she was five-year-old “is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.”
Swift recorded three versions of “I Knew It, I Knew You,” with the acoustic and piano editions available exclusively on CD via her website.
Rumors of Swift’s involvement with the fifth movie in the Toy Story series began back in late April, when her website briefly featured a countdown and transformed from her Showgirl aesthetic to Toy Story‘s iconic cloud wallpaper. While the countdown didn’t lead anywhere, Toy Story-themed billboards with a massive “TS” suddenly appeared on May 29. Pixar and Disney later shared videos of the placard to their Instagram accounts with Jessie dancing on the catwalk (plus a caption that referenced Swift’s “Shake It Off”).
Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, in 2025 via Republic Records. Toy Story 5 will hit theaters on June 19; that day will also mark the 20th anniversary of Swift’s debut single “Tim McGraw.“