Taylor Swift released her new song "I Knew It, I Knew You" on Friday, June 5, from the soundtrack of Toy Story 5.
On her Instagram page, the singer reflected on her journey creating the country song.
"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 @toystory kid from the age of 5 til now… is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond," she remarked.
Taylor expressed her gratitude to the team behind the animated movie and her collaborators for "I Knew It, I Knew You."
"Thank you to the brilliant Andrew Stanton for imagining me for this, all those years ago when you wrote this newest film. Thank you to the incomparable @randynewmanofficial for the gorgeous sonic tapestry of songs and scores you’ve meticulously woven over the years. You created the Toy Story musical world, and we are lucky to get to live in it," she said.
The global pop star went on: "By we, I mean myself and my pal @jackantonoff. We wrote this with so much adoration for these characters that made us laugh and helped us learn lessons and think outside the backyard all throughout our childhoods."
Fans online were quick to react to the song.
"Thank you so much for this beautiful song, Taylor!!!! It's amazing! I love you so much!" one fan commented.
"It's so nostalgic and so fun. I'm so happy," another fan wrote.
Read: Taylor Swift to release a new song for ‘Toy Story 5’
In a previous post, Taylor shared that she had always dreamed to be part of the Toy Story universe.
"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. I 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?" she said.