Taylor Swift Returns to No. 1 on U.S. Country Radio Chart for First Time in 13 Years with ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’

Taylor Swift is back on top at country radio.
The pop superstar’s Toy Story 5 soundtrack hit “I Knew It, I Knew You” reached No. 1 on the U.S. country radio chart this week, marking Swift’s first song to top the list in 13 years.
“I Knew It, I Knew You” also serves as Swift’s 13th chart-topping song at U.S. country radio as a solo artist, while it’s her 14th overall.

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The song, written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, previously broke multiple streaming records and reached No. 1 on the all-genres Billboard Hot 100 chart following its release in June.
“Writing this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time,” wrote Swift in a social media post shared around the release of the track, inspired by Toy Story character Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack).
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Swift said at the time, “Creating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once. And being a @toystory kid from the age of 5 til now… is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.”
The “Opalite” singer added, “Thank you to the brilliant Andrew Stanton for imagining me for this, all those years ago when you wrote this newest film. Thank you to the incomparable @randynewmanofficial for the gorgeous sonic tapestry of songs and scores you’ve meticulously woven over the years. You created the Toy Story musical world, and we are lucky to get to live in it.”
Her caption concluded, “By 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. ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ from Toy Story 5 is out everywhere now.”
Swift performed “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the first time last month in a medley alongside other hits “All Too Well” and “August” during the Grammy Museum’s Icon Sessions, presented by the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing. The live set marked her first since her July 3 wedding to Travis Kelce.