Taylor Swift announces new single for 'Toy Story 5'

Newsweek · Jun 01, 2026 · 390 words · By Athena Sobhan

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Taylor Swift is releasing a brand new song that will be featured in Pixar's upcoming movie "Toy Story 5." On June 1, the "Elizabeth Taylor" singer, 36, announced on Instagram that the new song "I Knew It, I Knew You” will be featured in the film and confirmed…

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"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 also noted that she originally saw the film in its "early stages" and that she "fell instantly in love"…

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"I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening," she noted.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that On May 31, the Pixar and "Toy Story" Instagram accounts teased the official announcement and shared photos of "Toy Story"-themed billboards with the letters "TS" that had popped up across several cities?
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Claim 1: “On May 31, the Pixar and "Toy Story" Instagram accounts teased the official announcement and shared photos of "Toy Story"-themed billboards with the letters "TS" that had popped up across several cities.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news articles, confirm that Pixar shared images of 'TS' billboards on Instagram around May 29-31 to tease the collaboration.

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web search NEUTRAL — On May 29, Disney/Pixar billboards displaying the initials "TS" against cloud imagery appeared in cities worldwide, interpreted by Swifties and mainstream media as a direct reference to Swift and Toy …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_It,_I_Knew_You

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web search NEUTRAL — Pixar shares ‘TS’ billboards, sparking fresh Taylor Swift and Toy Story 5 collaboration speculation online.The studio recently posted an Instagram carousel featuring multiple images and videos of bill…
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2610736/pixar-fuels-taylor-swif…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026Updated May 31, 2026, 4:58 p.m. ET.Just days after Pixar attempted to calm speculation about a possible Taylor Swift connection to "Toy Story 5," the movie's production company released an…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/05/3…

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Claim 2: “"I Knew It, I Knew You” is now available for pre-order on Swift's website, and includes three collector's editions”

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Pitchfork reports that a link to pre-order three collector's editions of the song on CD appeared on Swift's homepage following the countdown.

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web search NEUTRAL — "I Knew It, I Knew You" is an upcoming song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for the 2026 animated film Toy Story 5. She wrote and produced it with Jack Antonoff. The song is set to be r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_It,_I_Knew_You

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web search NEUTRAL — On June 1, a second countdown appeared on Swift’s homepage, this time showing Jessie moseying around a farm. The clock ended with a link to a pre-order for three collector’s editions of “I Knew It, I …
https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-taylor-swifts-song-for-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupI Knew It, I Knew You · Taylor SwiftI Knew It, I Knew You℗ 2026 Walt Disney Records / PixarReleased on: 2026-06-0...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJXikN_4wA

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Claim 3: “On June 1, the "Elizabeth Taylor" singer, 36, announced on Instagram that the new song "I Knew It, I Knew You” will be featured in the film”

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Instagram posts from both Taylor Swift and Pixar dated June 1, 2026, confirm the announcement of the song 'I Knew It, I Knew You'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "22" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album, Red (2012). It was released as the album's fourth single on March 12, 2013, by Big Machine Records. Written …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_(Taylor_Swift_song)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has written or co-written every song in her twelve-album discography, with the exception of several cover versions and guest features. She has also written …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_by_Taylor_Swift

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In June 2019, a dispute emerged between American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and her former record label, Big Machine Records, its founder Scott Borchetta, and its new owner Scooter Braun over the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift_masters_dispute

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Claim 4: “The Grammy-winning "DtMF" singer will make a cameo in the film as Pizza with Sunglasses”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Bad Bunny making a cameo as 'Pizza with Sunglasses'.

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Claim 5: “"Toy Story 5" will premiere in theaters on June 19.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results confirming a June 19 premiere date for Toy Story 5.

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Claim 6: “Swift will also join Bad Bunny as the other musician involved in the new "Toy Story" movie.”

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The evidence provided for this claim refers to Michael Jackson's album 'Bad' and does not mention Bad Bunny's involvement in Toy Story 5.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bad is the seventh studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on August 31, 1987, by Epic Records. Highly anticipated, the album took two years to produce between 1985 and 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_(album)

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 3, 2009 · The "Bad" recording is the second of five consecutive No.1 singles from the album making Michael the first artist to achieve this milestone and in 2014 Rolling Stone ranked this short fi…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUXAEzaC3Q

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 27, 2017 · The "Bad" recording is the second of five consecutive No.1 singles from the album making Michael the first artist to achieve this milestone and in 2014 Rolling Stone ranked this short f…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd4SJVsTulc

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Claim 7: “Swift teased a "Toy Story"-themed countdown on her website, which was quickly taken down.”

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Reports from Facebook and Reddit describe a Toy Story-themed countdown on Swift's website that was briefly posted and then removed around May 31, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Love Story" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as the lead single from her second studio album, Fearless, on September 15, 2008, by Big Machine Records. Inspire…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Story_(Taylor_Swift_song)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on April 19, 2024, through Republic Records, with a double album edition subt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tortured_Poets_Department

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story 5 is a 2026 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton, who conceived the story and co-wrote the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_5

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Claim 8: “Taylor Swift is releasing a brand new song that will be featured in Pixar's upcoming movie "Toy Story 5."”

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Multiple Wikipedia entries and news reports confirm Taylor Swift wrote and produced the song 'I Knew It, I Knew You' for the 2026 film Toy Story 5.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "I Knew It, I Knew You" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from the soundtrack to Disney and Pixar's animated film Toy Story 5 (2026). Swift wrote and produced the song with Jack…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_It,_I_Knew_You

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released 68 singles as a lead artist, 9 singles as a featured artist, and 41 promotional singles. As of May 2025, Swift had achieved 137.5 million certi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift_singles_discograp…

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Claim 9: “confirmed that the track will be released on June 5.”

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Wikipedia and New Music Friday reports explicitly state the song 'I Knew It, I Knew You' was set for release on June 5, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "I Knew You Were Trouble" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album, Red (2012). She wrote it with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. A dubstep and po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Trouble

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KNEW may refer to: The ICAO code for New Orleans Lakefront Airport, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States KNEW (AM), a radio station on 960 kHz, licensed to San Francisco, California, Unit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Who Knew" is a song by American singer Pink from her fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead (2006). Written by Pink, Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, the song was originally released on May 8, 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Knew

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Claim 10: “director Andrew Stanton said they'd love to have Swift involved.”

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One source states that Pixar director Andrew Stanton addressed rumors and indicated a Taylor Swift connection was 'not happening' on May 28, while other sources later confirm the collaboration actually occurred.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of characters from Disney and Pixar's Toy Story franchise, which includes the animated feature films Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Toy Story 5, and Lightyear, as wel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toy_Story_characters

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story is an American media franchise created by Pixar Animation Studios and owned by The Walt Disney Company. It centers on toys that, unknown to humans, are secretly living. It began in 1995 with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_(franchise)

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