# Taylor Swift Made Sure She Didn’t ‘Kick Somebody Off’ of ‘Toy Story 5’ by Agreeing to Write the End Credits Song

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/taylor-swift-made-sure-she-didnt-kick-somebody-off-of-toy-story-5-by-agreeing-to-write-the-end-credits-song/
- Published: 2026-11-02T17:17:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T18:58:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-toy-story-5-song-didnt-want-to-kick-somebody-off-1236371936/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Stanton waited for Swift rather than approach another songwriter.
- Swift and Jack Antonoff wrote the song in a few hours.
- “I Knew It, I Knew You” debuted at No. 1.

## Summary

Taylor Swift wrote the end credits song for *Toy Story 5* after director Andrew Stanton decided she was the only artist he wanted for the job. Stanton said he chose to change the franchise’s musical approach, and waited for Swift rather than ask another songwriter, so she would not be displacing anyone.

Swift said she repeatedly checked that no other artist had been approached while she was unavailable during her Eras Tour. After seeing an early screening, she and Jack Antonoff completed “I Knew It, I Knew You” in a few hours; the song later debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has attracted Oscar nomination buzz. Stanton compared hearing it to the first time Randy Newman played “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”.

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