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Taylor Swift Penned "I Knew It, I Knew You" in 8 Hours After Seeing "Toy Story 5"

After watching Toy Story 5, Taylor Swift recorded "I Knew It, I Knew You" in eight hours. She called it "one of the most fun days of my life."

Variety Music·Jun 18, 2026·via Variety Music

Taylor Swift Penned "I Knew It, I Knew You" in 8 Hours After Seeing "Toy Story 5"

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Taylor Swift Wrote and Recorded ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ in 8 Hours Right After Watching ‘Toy Story 5’: ‘One of the Most Fun Days of My Life’

By Chris Willman

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Fortunately, it’s not just Taylor Swift ‘s cats that get the zoomies.

On the day that “ Toy Story 5 ” hit theaters, the pop superstar took to X to post a brief video clip of herself speaking to the camera on the day that “I Knew It, I Knew You” was written and recorded. And in her telling, it really was just a day, at least for the primary work on the song, as Swift had a meeting set to play it for Bob Iger at 9 p.m. … after not sitting down for a screening of the film until 11 a.m. that morning.