Taylor Swift returns to country roots for 'Toy Story 5' song

Taylor Swift is putting her cowboy boots backmost on.

The vocalist announced that her caller song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” volition beryllium released Friday arsenic portion of the soundtrack for “Toy Story 5,” which hits theaters June 19. Swift wrote connected Instagram that she “wrote this opus arsenic soon” arsenic she returned “home from the screening” of the film.

“I’ve ever dreamed of getting to constitute for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a 5 twelvemonth aged kid watching the archetypal Toy Story movie. I fell instantly successful emotion with Toy Story 5 erstwhile I was fortunate capable to spot it successful its aboriginal stages,” Swift said. “Sometimes you conscionable know, right?”

Swift has been teasing her information successful “Toy Story 5” with billboards successful cities including Chicago, Toronto and Austin, Texas, that work “TS,” some the singer‘s and the film’s initials. The billboard besides featured 13 cartoon clouds, a motion to Swift’s fortunate number. On Monday morning, Swift’s website debuted a countdown surface featuring a graphic of a ranch house, a “TS” billboard and the beloved “Toy Story” quality Jessie.

In a statement, Disney explained that the opus was inspired by Jessie, a cowgirl artifact that archetypal appeared successful 1999’s “Toy Story 2.” Swift’s opus volition emulate her aboriginal state style.

“‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ besides marks a instrumentality to Swift’s state roots, blending styles that person defined her record-breaking vocation arsenic a songwriter and artist,” Disney said.

“Toy Story 5” manager and co-screenwriter Andrew Stanton called it “kismet” and said “it instantly felt similar it had ever belonged there” upon archetypal listening to the song.

“It’s unthinkable conscionable however meaningful it’s been having Taylor constitute and execute this song,” Stanton said successful a statement. “Her transportation to Jessie and the contiguous mode she understood what the quality was going done was undeniable. The opus is truthful profoundly connected to ‘Toy Story.’”

Swift volition besides merchandise acoustic and soft versions of the single, each 3 of which are present disposable to preorder connected her website. Swift reunited with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff to constitute and nutrient the song.