Taylor Swift has spoken about the making of "I Knew It, I Knew You," the country single she co-wrote with Jack Antonoff for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, saying she deliberately tried to channel composer Randy Newman's style. Speaking on American Country Countdown with Ryan Fox, Swift described feeling the weight of contributing to Newman's musical legacy and said she and Antonoff aimed to emulate his distinctive chord progressions and sensibilities. The comments matter because the single marked Swift's notable return to country music and country radio after some time away.

Swift also joined Newman onstage at the Toy Story 5 premiere in June to perform his song "You've Got a Friend in Me." "I Knew It, I Knew You" proved an instant success, topping the Hot Country Songs chart, reaching Number Eight on Country Airplay, and hitting Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. It also made history as the first song by a woman to achieve full "panel on impact" status, meaning every Mediabase-reporting country station added it in its first week, prompting Swift to thank the industry for "making history with me."