How long is Taylor Swift’s “august” according to its listed track length?

Taylor Swift’s “august” has a listed track length of 4 minutes 21 seconds.

The song’s relatively spacious runtime gives its production room to develop gradually. It combines atmospheric keyboards, guitars, strings, percussion, and dense reverb rather than relying on a short, sharply divided pop structure. That arrangement contributes to the track’s hazy late-summer feeling.

Track lengths can vary between digital versions, edited broadcasts, live performances, and unofficial uploads, so the canonical duration is the one listed for the released recording. The Wikipedia entry identifies “august” as 4:21.

The song’s length also places it comfortably among the narrative tracks on Folklore. Its extended instrumental atmosphere supports lyrics about a brief, uncertain summer romance, while the performance remains focused on mood and storytelling rather than a dramatic vocal climax.