The “Toy Story 5” soundtrack just debuted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200. That establishes a brand-new chart peak for Pixar’s nearly 30-year-old animated franchise. The album also conquered the Kid Albums tally. It landed at No. 1 and handed composer Randy Newman his first-ever top spot on that specific chart.
It claimed No. 2 on the Soundtracks roster, sitting just behind the “KPop Demon Hunters” release. The commercial lift comes directly from Taylor Swift. She contributed the original track “I Knew It, I Knew You,” written entirely from the perspective of the cowgirl character Jessie.
Swift wrote and produced the song alongside Jack Antonoff in an eight-hour studio session. After attending an early screening of the film, she described experiencing songwriter zoomies that drove the rapid turnaround.
The final cut utilizes 14 different instruments. It marks a clear return to country music for the pop star. The single arrived on June 5, two weeks ahead of the film’s global June 19 rollout.
To celebrate the collaboration, Swift and Newman took the stage at the “Toy Story 5” premiere in Los Angeles. She performed her new lead single. Then, she joined Newman for a live duet of his classic franchise anthem, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.”