Taylor Swift has officially announced a new original song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” for Disney and Pixar’s upcoming film, Toy Story 5. The single will drop on Friday, June 5, 2026, ahead of the movie’s global theatrical and soundtrack release on June 19. The track marks Swift’s first original song written and released in a country register since her formal transition to pop music in 2014.
The song is deeply inspired by Jessie, the beloved “rootin’ tootin’ cowgirl” character voiced by Joan Cusack, and explores her ongoing character journey. Swift co-wrote and produced the track with her long-time collaborator, Jack Antonoff. Toy Story 5 director Andrew Stanton praised the collaboration, stating that Swift’s connection to Jessie was undeniable and that the song felt like a “long-lost family member” to the franchise.
The announcement follows a highly coordinated guerrilla marketing campaign between Swift and Pixar. Mysterious billboards featuring the initials “TS” painted in the franchise’s iconic blocky yellow font appeared globally in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, London, and Mexico City, according to a report detailing the physical CD variant pre-orders and the film’s plot involving the tablet device. The film will focus on a “Toy meets Tech” storyline, where Woody, Buzz, and the gang must face off against a disruptive new tablet device named Lilypad (voiced by Greta Lee) competing for their kid Bonnie’s attention.
This new single is Swift’s first release since her 2025 studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, which became her 15th number-one album on the Billboard 200 and the fastest-selling album in US history. Embracing her typical physical release strategy, Swift has launched pre-sales on her website for three exclusive CD editions of the single, which include unique acoustic and piano variations alongside the original film version.
The release leverages exclusive physical variants to maximize single sales on the Billboard charts prior to the movie’s debut, bridging Swift’s massive modern fanbase with a legacy animated franchise to boost box office visibility, as outlined in the official Disney press release verifying the track details and production credits.