Taylor Swift followers confused by the brand new Toy Story tune’s similarity to an in depth buddy

Taylor Swift has introduced a brand new tune she wrote for Toy Story, which followers observed has an almost equivalent title to one in every of her good buddy Gracie Abrams’ songs.

The American pop star, 36, has introduced that she has written an unique tune for the upcoming fifth movie within the Toy Story franchise.

Taylor mentioned she has all the time “dreamed” of writing for Disney and Pixar’s beloved animated movie, which she has “adored” since she was 5 years outdated when the primary movie got here out.

She introduced her new unique tune on Monday, which can be launched on June 5 and can seem on the official Toy Story 5 soundtrack when the movie is launched on June 19. However followers are fairly confused.

Taylor’s tune, titled I Knew It, I Knew You, is a close to reproduction of her good buddy Gracie Abrams’ tune I Knew It, I Know You.

On social media, followers instructed that the singer “copied” Gracie, whereas @isthiisdesire acknowledged that she “stealed” from her fellow artist.

One other consumer named Hanna shared her confusion, writing, “Me at first look: why is Taylor Swift promoting CD singles for a Gracie Abrams tune.”

In the meantime, a Taylor Swift fan account referred to as @SwiftNYC added, “I am attempting to get better from Gracie Abrams’ jumpscare after I noticed the title ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ however hers is I KNOW YOU.”

Joey additionally mentioned, “Actually, actually torn about this information from Taylor Swift… I actually, actually hate the title. For somebody who has been such a stickler for doing issues the proper method, Gracie Abram’s title truly feels very unusual. At finest the tone is deaf, at worst it is a straight shot.”

Asia wrote alongside the identical strains, “Is not it bizarre that Gracie Abrams already had a tune referred to as I Knew it, I Knew You?”

Taylor advised her 273 million followers that they had been proper after followers began speculating that she would seem on the soundtrack following numerous teasers from Pixar and her workforce.

A collection of “TS” billboards – a play on Toy Story and Taylor’s shared initials – had begun showing in a number of cities together with London, Mexico Metropolis and Los Angeles, together with social media posts and mysterious countdowns hinting on the collaboration.

Referring to her hit tune Love Story, Taylor shared a submit on Instagram on Monday saying: ‘It is a *Toy* Story. You knew it!

“I’ve all the time dreamed of writing for these characters that I’ve adored since I used to be a five-year-old child watching the primary Toy Story film.

‘I instantly fell in love with Toy Story 5 after I was fortunate sufficient to see it in its early phases, and I wrote this tune as quickly as I bought dwelling from the screening. Generally you simply know, proper?’

Written and produced by Taylor and Jack Antonoff, the brand new tune is impressed by beloved cowgirl Jessie and marks a return to Taylor’s nation roots.

Andrew Stanton, the director and screenwriter of Toy Story 5, mentioned it was very “significant” to have Taylor write and carry out the tune, saying the tune “immediately” felt prefer it belonged to the movie.

“Her reference to Jessie and the direct method she understood what the character was going via was simple,” Andrew mentioned.

‘The tune is so deeply linked to Toy Story. A lot in order that upon first pay attention it instantly felt prefer it had all the time belonged there, like a protracted misplaced relative. It was kismet.”