{"id":168641,"date":"2026-06-07T17:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T00:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=168641"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T00:22:23","slug":"taylor-swift-breaks-streaming-records-with-her-new-toy-story-5-soundtrack-song-i-knew-it-i-knew-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/taylor-swift-breaks-streaming-records-with-her-new-toy-story-5-soundtrack-song-i-knew-it-i-knew-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift breaks streaming records with her new Toy Story 5 soundtrack song, &#8220;I Knew It, I Knew You&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> has added another major achievement to her career with the release of &#8220;<strong>I Knew It, I Knew You<\/strong>,&#8221; her original song for <strong>Toy Story 5<\/strong>. The track was released on June 5, 2026, after weeks of speculation about the singer&#8217;s involvement in the upcoming Pixar film. Shortly after being released, several major streaming platforms reported record-breaking numbers for the country-inspired track.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Knew It, I Knew You\" width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SzJXikN_4wA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For instance, Apple Music announced that &#8220;I Knew It, I Knew You&#8221; became its biggest country single of 2026 and also set a new record for the most successful soundtrack song based on first-day streams. Spotify reported that the country tune achieved the highest single-day streaming total ever recorded for a country song by a female artist on the platform. Similarly, Amazon Music revealed that the song delivered the biggest first 24-hour global streaming debut of any release in 2026. These accomplishments make &#8220;I Knew It, I Knew You&#8221; an event beyond a regular soundtrack contribution.<\/p>\n<p>The songwriter and Pixar built anticipation for \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d with many hints that aligned with their collaborative crossover for Toy Story 5. On June 1, 2026, the &#8220;Shake It Off&#8221; singer confirmed the rumors and revealed that she had contributed to the movie&#8217;s soundtrack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Writing this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time. Creating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once. And being a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/toystory?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@toystory<\/a> kid from the age of 5 til now\u2026 is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gewjzSS0qg\">pic.twitter.com\/gewjzSS0qg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/taylorswift13\/status\/2062747454659850326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>\u201cI&#8217;ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I&#8217;ve adored since I was a 5-year-old kid watching the first Toy Story movie,\u201d she said on social media. \u201cI 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?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>Four days later, on June 5, the &#8220;Karma&#8221; hitmaker released the audio for the song and a music video, which shows a compilation of memorable Toy Story moments featuring the character Jessie. With sonic elements such as harmonica and banjo, the song marks a departure from Taylor Swift&#8217;s most recent musical material, while also connecting to the themes and characters of the beloved animated movie and the singer&#8217;s roots as a country artist.<\/p>\n<p>Toy Story 5 will premiere in theaters on June 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift has added another major achievement to her career with the release of &#8220;I Knew It, I Knew You,&#8221; her original song for Toy Story 5. The track was released on June 5, 2026, after weeks of speculation about the singer&#8217;s involvement in the upcoming Pixar film. 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