UPDATED, 5:00 PM: Taylor Swift song from cartoon "Toy Story 5"« «"I Knew It, I Knew You" became the most-streamed country song in a single day by a female artist in Spotify history.
This is understandable, largely due to the music video's exclusivity on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms. Taylor Swift fans and others eager to see the video featuring Jessie, to whom the song is dedicated, flocked to the former in droves, contributing to this impressive statistic.
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Additionally, the song achieved the largest global streaming debut in the first 24 hours of any song on Amazon Music in 2026.
Earlier, at 12:20: Taylor Swift's original song for the upcoming cartoon "Toy Story 5"« , "I Knew It, I Knew You" is now available as a music video on Spotify and Apple Music.
The song is closely tied to the story of Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), who first appeared on the playground in cartoon "Toy Story 2"« . Swift wrote it "right after getting home" from one of the first screenings of the film, and it marks a return to her country music roots, which can be heard on her first few albums, from her debut to Fearless to Speak Now и Red .
The music video opens with Jessie's first encounter with Woody, with Bullseye appearing in the background. She then joins the other toys, including Buzz Lightyear. The video also includes a flashback of her previous owner leaving her in a donation box, while the red car drives away. The video ends with a young red-haired girl, who bears a strong resemblance to Jessie, playing with a cowboy doll on a tire swing and falling into a pile of leaves. Some of this footage appears to be from the fifth film.
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Taylor Swift co-wrote this song with her frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff. She'll certainly be putting it in the Oscar running for Best Original Song. In the past, she's written songs like "Carolina" for the film« Where the Crayfish Sing» (2022), "Beautiful Ghosts" for the musical film "« Cats »" (2019), where she played Bombalurina, as well as "Safe and Sound" (featuring The Civil Wars) and "Eyes Open" for The Hunger Games« . She also wrote "Today Was A Fairytale" for film "Valentine's Day" »" (2008), in which she starred alongside her ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner.
It's not yet known whether Swift will have a voice role in the film, but a connection could be made given that Greta Lee, who voiced Lilypad in the fifth film, starred in the music video for Swift's song "Opalite" after the two women appeared together on The Graham Norton Show with Domhnall Gleeson and Cillian Murphy, who also starred in the same music video.
The musician announced her participation in the latest film in the franchise on June 1, and her song is now available to listen to on all music platforms.
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