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Taylor Swift has announced a new original song for cartoon "Toy Story 5", by publishing a countdown on their website.
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«"I've always dreamed of writing scripts for these characters that I've adored since I was five years old, ever since I watched the first Toy Story movie," she captioned an Instagram post on Monday, June 1.
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The song "I Knew It, I Knew You" is released on Friday, June 5th.
Taylor Swift has announced a new original song for the upcoming animated film. «Toy Story» .
On Monday, June 1, the pop megastar's official website featured a countdown featuring Jessie from the film dancing on a rooftop, along with a billboard identical to those that had appeared in many cities, featuring only the letters "TS" and 13 fluffy white clouds. The countdown hinted that the news would break at 2:00 PM ET.
In an Instagram post, Swift, 36, announced that a song titled "I Knew It, I Knew You" is on the way.
Taylor Swift's "Toy Story 5" CD cover. Photo: Disney/Pixar
«"This is History toys »"🤠," she began the caption. "You knew it! My new original song, 'I Knew It, I Knew You,' for the Disney and @pixar animated film, Toy Story 5, will be released on June 5th. I've always dreamed of writing songs for these characters, whom I've adored since I was five years old, watching the first Toy Story.
Swift continued, "I instantly fell in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it early on, and wrote this song as soon as I got home from watching it. Sometimes it's just, you know, right? You can pre-order it now exclusively on my website and see Toy Story 5 in theaters June 19th ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️.".
Along with the caption, she shared a photo of herself lying on the grass surrounded by tulips, looking straight into the camera, as well as photos hinting at the release cartoon "Toy Story 5"« .
Jessie, Buzz Lightyear, and Woody in Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5," set for release in 2026. Photo: Disney/Pixar
The "Opalite" singer's website features three collector's edition CDs of "I Knew It, I Knew You" featuring unique vocals and arrangements—a standard version, a piano version, and an acoustic version—that will be available for 48 hours on Wednesday, June 3, at 1:59 p.m. ET, or while supplies last.
Each disc case features a reversible, collectible cover featuring unique artwork from cartoon "Toy Story 5"« and the works of Taylor Swift.
A few days before Swift's announcement, fans suspected her involvement in the latest installment. «Toy Stories, after Pixar placed billboards in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, London and others.
Pixar also shared a video on Instagram of Jessie dancing in front of one of the billboards advertising the upcoming film.
Taylor Swift in Madrid in May 2024. Photo: Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
«"She's making it up on the fly," the caption read, referencing a line from Swift's 2014 hit "Shake It Off.".
At the end of April, Taylor Swift fans noticed that a countdown with the recognizable yellow font from the cartoon had appeared on the "Fortnight" singer's website.« Toy Story «", with a sky-blue background and white clouds.
On May 30, fans saw a new animation appear when searching for "Taylor Swift" on TikTok: clouds in the style of cartoon "Toy Story" ».
On Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming platforms, the seagulls featured in the background of the album cover 1989 (Taylor's Version) The 14-time Grammy Award winner's songs were strangely replaced by clouds.
In addition to the news of Taylor Swift's participation in «Toy Story 5» , Disney recently announced that Bad Bunny (real name Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio) will voice the character Pizza in the film.
Premiere of the cartoon «Toy Story 5» will take place on June 19, the anniversary of the release of Taylor Swift's debut single "Tim McGraw.".
Read the original article on People.