Overview
- Taylor Swift’s Jessie‑point‑of‑view single “I Knew It, I Knew You” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday, giving Swift her 15th Hot 100 leader and marking the first-ever Hot 100 No. 1 for a Pixar song.
- The track also launched at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with Luminate reporting about 51.5 million global streams and 91,000 downloads in its first tracking week.
- Billboard’s U.S. figures show the song opened with roughly 27.2 million on‑demand streams, 87,000 sales and 46.7 million radio audience impressions, and it entered Billboard’s Hot Country Songs at No. 1.
- Pixar and Disney’s secretive rollout — including a decoy cut for internal screenings, limited physical editions, and a surprise live premiere performance by Swift — helped drive early sales and radio adds, and the song was co‑written and produced with Jack Antonoff with public support from franchise composer Randy Newman.
- With Toy Story 5 set to open in theaters on June 19, the single’s cross‑format success is amplifying soundtrack attention and could influence box‑office turnout and awards‑season visibility for the film.