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Taylor Swift's Toy Story Song Smashes Streams, UK #1

6/13/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Taylor Swift released “I Knew It, I Knew You” for Toy Story 5 on June 5, 2026.
Co-writer Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift’s track logged 2 million YouTube views within 48 hours.
The song broke Spotify’s one-day record for a female country track.
It topped Apple Music’s country chart, reached #1 on the UK chart, and was named Amazon Music’s top global debut, giving Taylor Swift her seventh UK #1.

History

Historical Context

Since Spotify’s 2008 launch, on-demand streaming displaced downloads, with paid services generating $12.3 billion in 2021 and Spotify reporting over 40 million users by 2014. After Swift pulled her catalog that year and reinstated it in 2017, her 2026 single “I Knew It, I Knew You” set a new one-day female-country record, underscoring how streaming now drives chart success.

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Story summary

Taylor Swift released “I Knew It, I Knew You” for Toy Story 5 on June 5, 2026.
Co-writer Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift’s track logged 2 million YouTube views within 48 hours.
The song broke Spotify’s one-day record for a female country track.
It topped Apple Music’s country chart, reached #1 on the UK chart, and was named Amazon Music’s top global debut, giving Taylor Swift her seventh UK #1.

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