{"id":346209,"date":"2026-06-05T19:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=346209"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:51:42","slug":"taylor-swift-shares-rare-childhood-footage-for-toy-story-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/taylor-swift-shares-rare-childhood-footage-for-toy-story-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Shares Rare Childhood Footage for Toy Story Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> is reliving her childhood.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, 36, shared rare footage from her younger days via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/taylorswift13\/status\/2062747454659850326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZMKe2HOT95\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Friday, June 5, to mark the discharge of her recent song, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d from the <em>Toy Story 5<\/em> soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>Within the playful clip, a young Swift will be seen rocking a cowboy hat and boots, in addition to a denim skirt with red trimming, as she dances.<\/p>\n<p>Swift\u2019s recent track, cowritten by regular collaborator <strong>Jack Antonoff<\/strong>, is a rustic song inspired by <em>Toy Story<\/em> character Jessie, a cowgirl first introduced in <em>Toy Story 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWriting this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the identical time. Creating something for Jessie was a brand new challenge and likewise felt like second nature unexpectedly,\u201d Swift wrote alongside the clip. \u201cAnd being a @toystory kid from the age of 5 til now\u2026 is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swift continued, \u201cThanks to the sensible [director] <strong>Andrew Stanton<\/strong> for imagining me for this, all those years ago while you wrote this newest film. Thanks to the incomparable [composer] @RandyNewman or the gorgeous sonic tapestry of songs and scores you\u2019ve meticulously woven through the years. You created the Toy Story musical world, and we&#8217;re lucky to get to live in it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:177.5%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Taylor Swift\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBy we, I mean myself and my pal @jackantonoff. We wrote this with a lot adoration for these characters that made us laugh and helped us learn lessons and think outside the backyard all throughout our childhoods,\u201d Swift added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You may have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Swift announced that she had recorded an original song for the upcoming Disney-Pixar animation in an Instagram post on Monday, June 1, after several weeks of social media clues teased by the movie studio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=200%2C113&#038;quality=55&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=300%2C169&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=600%2C338&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=800%2C450&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=900%2C506&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1000%2C563&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1200%2C675&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1600%2C900&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1800%2C1012&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1920%2C1080&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Is Taylor Swift Releasing a Song for \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019? Countdown Explained\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Is Taylor Swift Releasing a Song for \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019? Countdown Explained<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIs Taylor Swift involved in Toy Story 5? Fans are convinced there\u2019s a connection between the upcoming movie and one other mysterious countdown. Eagle-eyed Swifties noticed on Thursday, April 30, that a 48-hour countdown appeared on her website, with an update account sharing a screenshot on social media. \u201cNEW COUNTDOWN ON TAYLOR\u2019S WEBSITE,\u201d the post wrote, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a *Toy* Story \ud83e\udd20 You knew it! My recent original song \u2018I Knew It, I Knew You\u2019 for Disney and @pixar\u2019s @toystory 5 shall be yours on June fifth,\u201d she shared on the time. \u201cI\u2019ve all the time dreamed of getting to jot down for these characters who I\u2019ve adored since I used to be a 5 yr old kid watching the primary <em>Toy Story<\/em> movie. I fell immediately in love with <em>Toy Story 5<\/em> after 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 only know, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Toy Story 5<\/em> is in theaters on June 19.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift is reliving her childhood. The singer, 36, shared rare footage from her younger days via X and Instagram on Friday, June 5, to mark the discharge of her recent song, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d from the Toy Story 5 soundtrack. Within the playful clip, a young Swift will be seen rocking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":346210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[13036,1735,1026,1388,1884,3176,989,909,1406],"class_list":["post-346209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-childhood","tag-footage","tag-rare","tag-shares","tag-song","tag-story","tag-swift","tag-taylor","tag-toy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346209"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346212,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346209\/revisions\/346212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}