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Swift's Toy Story Song

A new animated video landed this week, and Toy Story 5 finally has a streaming date. Nine things to know about the year's biggest movie song.

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The New Video Just Dropped

On August 27 Swift released an animated video for the piano version of "I Knew It, I Knew You", cut from Toy Story 5 footage and streaming on Disney+.

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Toy Story 5 Streams Sept 23

The film reaches Disney+ on September 23, 2026, after opening in cinemas on June 19. It is still in theatres and already on digital to buy.

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Written in Eight Hours

Swift saw an advance screening in February 2026 and finished the song with Jack Antonoff inside eight hours. Walt Disney Records released it on June 5.

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Her 15th Hot 100 No. 1

The track debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — her 15th chart-topper and ninth No. 1 debut — and also led the Billboard Global 200.

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A First for Pixar

It handed Disney its first No. 1 debut and Pixar its first chart-topping single, and reached No. 1 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany and the UK.

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The Video Belongs to Jessie

The first video, out in June, was a montage tracing Jessie across the franchise. Joan Cusack has voiced the cowgirl since Toy Story 2 in 1999.

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It Plays Over the Credits

The song runs during the closing credits and sits first on the soundtrack listing, so it is the last thing an audience hears before the lights come up.

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A $1.1 Billion Hit

Tom Hanks is back as Woody in a film that has taken $1.129 billion worldwide, with a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score and an A from CinemaScore audiences.

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Toys vs a Tablet

Andrew Stanton directs. Bonnie's new favourite is Lilypad, a frog-shaped tablet voiced by Greta Lee, with Conan O'Brien as a toy called Smarty Pants.

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Next Stop: Awards Season

Several critics have already named it a Best Original Song contender. The Disney+ arrival on September 23 gives voters one more chance to hear it.

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