Swifties and “Toy Story” fans are over the moon!
Taylor Swift's new “Toy Story 5” song titled “I Knew It, I Knew You” broke all streaming records just hours after its release on June 5.
Several streaming services announced that the 36-year-old singer broke some release-day records with the harmonica-and-banjo-infused country track.
Apple Music confirmed the “Toy Story 5” track earned the title of its biggest country single of 2026, while simultaneously shattering the all-time record for the most first-day plays of a soundtrack single.
On Spotify, the track made history as the most-streamed country song in a single day by a female artist.
Additionally, Amazon Music announced that the song secured the biggest global 24-hour streaming debut for any release in 2026.
Interestingly, Swift and Pixar had been generating anticipation for “I Knew It, I Knew You” through a highly calculated teaser campaign with several Easter eggs hinting at the pop star's potential involvement with “Toy Story 5”.
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Later, on June 1, Swift announced that she had created a song for the film's soundtrack. “I've always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I've adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie,” Swift wrote on social media.
“I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening. Sometimes you just know, right?”
Swift released “I Knew It, I Knew You” on June 5 on streaming services along with a music video, featuring a compilation of memorable “Toy Story” moments starring the cowgirl rag doll Jessie.
“Writing this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time,” Swift captioned an Instagram video of herself as a kid wearing cowgirl attire. “Creating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once.”
“And being a Toy Story kid from the age of 5 til now … is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond,” she added and went on to thank everyone who worked on the film and the song.
“Toy Story 5” is set to release across theatres on June 19.
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