Taylor Swift announces new single ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ for ‘Toy Story 5’

Taylor Swift is returning to her country roots with her new song which features in Disney’s upcoming ‘Toy Story 5’, writes Music News Blitz’s Grace Moore.

Since her 12th album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ was released in October last year, Taylor Swift has been relatively quiet.

However, the singer recently took to Instagram to reveal her latest original track, ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ - out on the 5th of June.

Swift has joined forces with long-time collaborator Jack Antonoff to create this new song.

It was written shortly after the singer had an early preview of the new ‘Toy Story 5’, where she fell “instantly in love” with the film.

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Taylor Swift and country

The new track blends a multitude of Swift’s musical sounds, including country, the genre that she began with as an artist, with her first release back in 2006.

It’s no surprise that this song takes a more country direction, as it is based on the journey of ‘Toy Story’ character, Jessie, described as a “rootin’ tootin’ cowgirl” by Disney.

The song is said to fit perfectly in the soundtrack of the film, with director Andrew Stanton stating it felt like a “long lost family member” within the world of ‘Toy Story 5’.

Fan speculation

Before the song was officially revealed, many ‘Swifties’ took to social media to theorise about Taylor Swift’s involvement in the new ‘Toy Story’ film.

It became apparent that something was happening when ‘TS’ billboards started appearing across the world, as well as a countdown appearing on Taylor Swift’s website.

‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ is out on the 5th of June, just 2 weeks before ‘Toy Story 5’ premieres in cinemas on the 19th of June.

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