Taylor Swift releases 'I Knew It, I Knew You' for Toy Story 5

musicJun 5, 2026821,346

Taylor Swift released the original song "I Knew It, I Knew You" today as the new song for Toy Story 5, performing the piece tied to the cowgirl character Jessie. Early reviews praise its harmonica-driven, rootsy Nashville storytelling and call it Swift's best song in years, noting lyrical callbacks to "we were both young when I first saw you." The track debuted at number one on US iTunes and leans into country instrumentation while matching the film's nostalgic tone. That matters because a major pop songwriter anchoring the Toy Story soundtrack can broaden the film's audience and boost its awards-season soundtrack profile.

🔹atti🔹

@maroonatti.bsky.social

HELLO GAY PEOPLE WHO WANTS TO SOB I knew it, I knew you x Peter originally inspired by a post of @lostinconey.swifties.social

909h ago

the7wivesofRebekahHarkness⸆⸉ 🥨11

I HAD GOOSEBUMPS THE ENTIRE TIME ATTI!!!!! your attention to detail is everything to me!! all the Lover era connections 🥺🥺 I AM A PUDDLE! i swear you are inside my brain 🧠

💜Mali💜9

I will forward you my therapy bill for that emotional whiplash 💜 this is great and evil

steph8

No no because it’s perfect and I’m fine actually…

Bramfam🏳️‍🌈7

God the way I cried. You are so supremely talented, this is just perfection!

BK7

ATTI!! So much cuteness, so much emotional damage. I love it. I loved the win dough btw

sunset boulevard seagull 🥨7

hey atti…what the fuck?!?! 😭😭

The Story of Our Lost Fearless Leader6

Straight to jail 😭 you about to make me cry all over my burrito

stolen kisses, pretty lies5

I will pay you to delete this

Melissa Stewart4

Bro it’s 12:18 on a Friday what are you doing

Leap🧨🦩🥨🧨4

Oh my gosh, atti...this is amazing!! Also, I see you with the bread pun 👀👀 I was *just* about to cry then I just started cackling... So so clever! I'm not gonna point it out so others can discover it, but I see you 👁️👁️

Sabrina Rose3

Atti you always always blow me away!! 😭🥹😍

Stephanie 🇩🇪2

Oh. My. God. I will never recover from this. I’m a crumpled up piece of paper

the7wivesofRebekahHarkness⸆⸉ 🥨2

@deartabby.bsky.social YOU NEED TO SEE THIS

angie ♥️ i am a sob story standing in the rain in a summer dress2

Atti you are SO talented!! This is amazing

🌈FrauleinBrine🧂🥨🫐🍉2

I knew this was coming, clicked on it knowing what it was, but damn if that didn't take me for a ride. ♥️ Thank you for another masterpiece!

tracyd0306.bsky.social2

Also, this mashup reinforces the first thing I thought upon hearing the song. bsky.app/profile/trac...

cowboy like Ally 💓🎀

@cowboylikeally.swifties.social

Good morning ☁️ Happy I Knew It, I Knew You day and new Niall day 🩵 I love Taylor’s new song and am excited to listen more today! You are amazing and deserve good things! I love you 🩵☁️

838h ago

Taylor Swift Updates

@taylorswiftinfo.bsky.social

Taylor Swift talking about “I Knew It, I Knew You” on instagram: “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.”

Taylor Swift looking invent her shoulder and wearing a white jacket in a wheat field on a sunny day

6117h ago

MC🥨

@mcpants.bsky.social

“Love has a way of bringing things back to life” I KNEW IT I KNEW YOU TAYLOR

8912h ago

MC🥨32

This is why the tulips btw. She just confirmed she communicates via flower

Kelsie14

Stand there in the light of a window wearing that same (Tied together with a) smile

Liz 🩵🩷💚

@feverdreamliz.swifties.social

I Knew It, I Knew You, but it's girls who start liking pink and glitter again as adults

5011h ago

emma ✿

@opaliteskies.swifties.social

me when I heard the harmonica at the start of I Knew It, I Knew You 🤠

4813h ago

Kylie Swift

@kylieswift31.bsky.social

Big TS day today! 🧡 The Truman show was released on June 5th, 1998. ‘I knew it, I knew you’ was released as a single on June 5th, 2026. And there just happens to be 28 years difference between the two… Almost like: to ✌🏼 infinity ♾️ and beyond 🚪?

“One last souvenir from my trip to your shores.” The collage photo of Sylvia is the one thing Truman takes with him as he escapes his life in captivity on the Truman show.

5212h ago

carlie⸆⸉ 💚˖°🦋°˖🌾

@carliesholyground.swifties.social

and i remembered i love you came back when it mattered, i saw you 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 i knew it, i knew you 🤠🌷

3311h ago

angie ♥️ i am a sob story standing in the rain in a summer dress

@bigcityhopes.bsky.social

Ok okay Apple Music “YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN T”

Screenshot of an Apple Music playlist with this description. The photo is of Taylor standing in a field of wild grass, wearing a patchwork shirt and dark work pants

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You've got a friend in T. Listen to her new song from Toy Story 5.

423h ago

hayleigh 💭

@hayleighsversion.swifties.social

Swifties when it comes to Taylor leaving easter eggs: I knew it, I knew you

316h ago

tree 🌳 (tire swing version)

@treepaineburner.bsky.social

I knew it I knew you from the POV of Jesse on a shelf having watched her owner grow up and go through adult depression and then find herself again in her 30s by reconnecting with her inner child and picking up Jesse again for the first time in years

389h ago

tree 🌳 (tire swing version)17

so basically… the plot of the barbie movie

emm (they/them)4

i don’t think i’m mentally prepared to see them reunite on screen

Stormin A Martini4

New You Wearing that same smile

Okay, English Major 🩷🤍🧡

@spacefemalien.bsky.social

Have we considered “I knew it, I knew you” could be Betty’s perspective of James showing up at her party?

339h ago

tree 🌳 (tire swing version)6

It has been less than 12 hours 🤣 but I love this especially the window light / porch light connection

Lauren Brown4

Yes! That was my first thought as well!!

✨Libbey✨

@inthepouringrain.swifties.social

was NOT prepared for the emotional reaction of hearing Taylor over a harmonica, bawling my eyes out at not even a minute in ☁️🤠

A photo of me, Libbey, crying with mascara tears rolling down my face

2911h ago

@kpinreallife.bsky.social

Posting the MV at 3:08 EST… I KNEW IT! I KNEW YOU!!!!!

292h ago

✨️ 🪿 ISO folklore cat ✨️

@lavenderblazed.swifties.social

excuse me while i do a big brain for a second: ☁️ all of these are stills from the first four movies EXCEPT for red. ☁️ jessie's hair is red ☁️ red HAIR-ring ☁️ toy story 5 comes out on the anniversary of her first single ☁️ Taylor Swift (20th Anniversary Edition) coming June 19?

Collage of Toy Story characters from different scenes in the movies set up as Taylor Swift Eras. Mix of colorful and grayscale tones

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theguardian.comTaylor Swift: I Knew It, I Knew You review – giddy up! Song for Toy Story cowgirl Jessie is Swift’s best in years

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