Taylor records original song for Toy Story 5

Singer Taylor Swift said she has written and recorded an original song, titled I Knew It, I Knew You, for Toy Story 5, and has always dreamed of writing for the characters of the film. Co-written by Jack Antonoff, the track is being touted by Disney as “a return to country” for the crossover superstar, tied in with the franchise’s toy cowgirl character, Jessie.

The track, which reunites Swift and Antonoff, who lastly worked on The Tortured Poets Department, is available as a CD single through her webstore, with additional “acoustic” and “piano” versions available in addition to the studio rendition.

Swift shared a post on her Instagram handle on Monday as she announced the news. “It’s a Toy Story. You knew it! My new original song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ for Disney and @pixar’s @toystory 5 will be yours on June 5th. 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 wrote in the caption.

“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? You can pre-order now exclusively on my site and catch Toy Story 5 in theaters June 19th,” she added.