Recently, on her personal Instagram page, Taylor Swift attracted the attention of fans when sharing an exclusive behind-the-scenes video, revealing the process of composing the title song of the animated blockbuster "Toy story 5".
Accordingly, the song "I Knew It, I Knew You" was completed by her and her long-time partner Jack Antonoff in all stages from composing, recording to production in just 8 hours.
In the video, Taylor Swift excitedly shared about her tight work schedule: "Today is a really busy day. At 11 am, I went to see the internal screening of 'Toy Story 5' and immediately felt a strong inspiration. The composing emotion suddenly rushed in fiercely, I immediately went home to write the song for the final word run of the movie.
The voice of "Cruel Summer" could not hide his nervousness at the urgent working progress of the entire crew: "It's now 6:57 pm. There are only two hours left until the CEO of Disney - Mr. Bob Iger and representative from Pixar - Mr. Tom will come to listen to this demo. This is definitely one of the busiest and most meaningful days of my life".
Besides the behind-the-scenes story, Taylor Swift also shared a documentary photo recording the moment she and her younger brother Austin wore cowboy costumes as children, along with radiant images of her at the red carpet of the movie premiere in early June. The singer born in 1989 shared: "Toy Story 5 will officially premiere tomorrow. I love this wonderful work so much".
Released on June 12, the song "I Knew It, I Knew You" in the soundtrack album quickly proved its appeal when it won No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in its first week of release. This impressive achievement marks the 15th song in Taylor Swift's illustrious career to reach the leading position in the US market.
Previously, when announcing her first participation in the project, Taylor Swift expressed: "I have always dreamed of writing music for the characters I loved since I was 5 years old, when I first watched the movie'Toy Story'. I immediately fell in love with'Toy Story 5' when I was lucky enough to see the preliminary version of the movie, and started writing this song right after returning home from the trial screening".
The animated blockbuster "Toy Story 5" co-produced by Disney and Pixar officially premieres globally from June 19, 2026.
