{"id":244411,"date":"2026-06-05T07:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/taylor-swift-shares-rare-childhood-footage-dressed-as-a-cowgirl-to-mark-new-toy-story-5-song\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T07:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:30:45","slug":"taylor-swift-shares-rare-childhood-footage-dressed-as-a-cowgirl-to-mark-new-toy-story-5-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/taylor-swift-shares-rare-childhood-footage-dressed-as-a-cowgirl-to-mark-new-toy-story-5-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Shares Rare Childhood Footage Dressed as a Cowgirl to Mark New \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019 Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> 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 release of her new song, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d lifted from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/what-to-know-about-toy-story-5-cast-premiere-date-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Toy Story 5<\/em><\/a> soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>In the playful clip, a young Swift can be seen rocking a cowboy hat and boots, as well as a denim skirt with red trimming, as she dances.<\/p>\n<p>Swift\u2019s new track, cowritten by regular collaborator <strong>Jack Antonoff<\/strong>, is a country 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 same time. Creating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once,\u201d the Grammy winner 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, \u201cThank you to the brilliant [director] <strong>Andrew Stanton<\/strong> for imagining me for this, all those years ago when you wrote this newest film. Thank you to the incomparable [composer] @RandyNewman or the gorgeous sonic tapestry of songs and scores you\u2019ve meticulously woven over the years. You created the Toy Story musical world, and we are 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 so much 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 have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Swift <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-announces-toy-story-5-connection-after-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced that she had recorded an original song<\/a> for the upcoming Disney-Pixar animation in an Instagram post on Monday, June 1, after several weeks of social media teasers by the movie studio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-toy-story-5-rumors-explained-after-countdown\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\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&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taylor-Swift-Toy-Story.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;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<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-toy-story-5-rumors-explained-after-countdown\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Is Taylor Swift Releasing a Song for \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019? Countdown Explained<\/span><\/a><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 another 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 new original song \u2018I Knew It, I Knew You\u2019 for Disney and @pixar\u2019s @toystory 5 will be yours on June 5th,\u201d she shared at the time. \u201cI\u2019ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I\u2019ve adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first <em>Toy Story<\/em> movie. I fell instantly in love with <em>Toy Story 5<\/em> when 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 just 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 defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-shares-rare-childhood-footage-of-her-as-cowgirl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/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 release of her new song, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d lifted from the Toy Story 5 soundtrack. In the playful clip, a young Swift can be seen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-244411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}