From genre change to Oscar buzz: Everything you need to know about Taylor Swift's 'Toy Story 5' song
The song’s alternate versions were released for digital download and sold individually for 99 cents each, while the original has set streaming records.
- On Sunday, Taylor Swift made acoustic and piano versions of "I Knew It, I Knew You" available for digital download, expanding her contribution to the Disney and Pixar film Toy Story 5 following Friday's original studio release.
- Swift penned the track after viewing an early screening, stating she "fell instantly in love" and wrote the song "as soon as I got home from the screening," inspired by character Jessie, the cowgirl rag doll.
- The song shattered streaming records across platforms: Spotify confirmed it became the most-streamed country track in a single day by a female artist in history, while Amazon Music and Apple Music reported record debuts for the year.
- Director Andrew Stanton praised the collaboration as "incredible," while voice actress Joan Cusack told USA TODAY the song "is so great. It's beautiful and it fits perfectly," and Swift reunited with longtime producer Jack Antonoff.
- The release marks Swift's first original country material since 2012's "Red," and with Toy Story 5 arriving June 19, an Oscar win would move her closer to an EGOT alongside her 14 Grammys and Emmy.
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A few days after the premiere of Toy Story 5 in Ecuador, scheduled for June 18, Taylor Swift already generates expectation around the new franchise delivery thanks to the impact of I Knew It, I Knew You, a song that is part of the soundtrack of the film and that has set records of reproduction on different streaming platforms.
Taylor Swift Releases Digital Acoustic & Piano Versions of ‘Toy Story 5’ Song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’
Taylor Swift is sharing alternate versions of her new Toy Story 5 song, “I Knew It, I Knew You.” On Sunday (June 7), the 36-year-old pop superstar made acoustic and piano versions of the track available for digital download. Related Taylor Swift Toys With Country Music Again on New ‘Toy Story 5’ Song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’: Stream It Now …
Pretty much everything Taylor Swift touches is successful. Her new single for the animated movie "Toy Story 5" breaks several records on streaming services.
From genre change to Oscar buzz: Everything you need to know about Taylor Swift's 'Toy Story 5' song
This image released by Pixar shows the character Jessie, voiced by Joan Cusack, in a scene from “Toy Story 5.” | Pixar-Disney via Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s new song for Disney and Pixar’s forthcoming “Toy Story 5” film is here. On Friday, Swift released “I Knew It, I Knew You,” a bit of a return to country music for the performer who first made a name for herself in the Nashville music scene before taking over the world. He…
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