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Taylor Swift Returns to Country

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TheBigA

It's been a while since country radio has had a new Taylor Swift single. On Friday, the drought ended. Country radio stations appear to be embracing the new song:

www.usatoday.com

Taylor Swift returns to country with 'Toy Story 5' song 'I Knew It, I Knew You'

Twenty years after "Tim McGraw," Swift leans into harmonica, nostalgia and Nashville storytelling on "I Knew It, I Knew You."
www.usatoday.com

apnews.com

Taylor Swift's 'Toy Story 5' song is a return to pop country

Taylor Swift has released a new song for Disney and Pixar's “Toy Story 5.” The track, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” marks a soft return to her country-pop roots.
apnews.com apnews.com

If you listen to country radio, you've likely heard the song every hour, based on the numbers I see at Mediabase.

As of now, she will have the most added song, beating out Lainey Wilson.
 
There are two versions of the song. One specifically labeled "Country Radio Remix." The pop version has saxophones (done by the band Bleachers) in the chorus. I don't hear them in the country remix. Instead there's a string section. The harmonica (in both versions) is played by Taylor's co-writer Jack Antanoff. One might say it's very "Dylan-esque," whatever that means.

The song will likely debut in the Mediabase country chart around #25 when it's released tomorrow.
 


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