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Swift's Toy Story 5 Anthem Written in 8 Hours
18 Jun
Summary
- Taylor Swift wrote and recorded her Toy Story 5 song in just eight hours.
- The song, 'I Knew It, I Knew You,' debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Swift expressed immense joy and inspiration from working on the beloved franchise.
Taylor Swift revealed an astonishingly rapid creative process for her latest hit, "I Knew It, I Knew You," the anthem for Toy Story 5. She penned, recorded, and produced the song in collaboration with Jack Antonoff in a remarkable eight-hour span.
Swift documented the exhilarating day, expressing immense joy and inspiration. Within hours of seeing Toy Story 5, she experienced "songwriter zoomies" and crafted the end credit song. She noted the compressed timeline, with executives from Disney and Pixar scheduled to hear the track shortly after its creation.
"I Knew It, I Knew You" was released on June 12 and swiftly claimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. This achievement signifies Swift's 15th number-one single on the chart, a testament to her enduring musical success. She expressed her lifelong dream of contributing to the Toy Story universe, a franchise she has loved since childhood.
