How long is Taylor Swift’s song “august” on the Folklore album?

Taylor Swift’s “august” has a running time of 4 minutes and 21 seconds on Folklore.

That length gives the song room to develop gradually. Its arrangement combines reverb-heavy guitars, keyboards, strings, and layered production, creating a spacious sound that matches the song’s wistful summer narrative. It is structured more like a reflective ballad than a compact dance-pop track.

The title is styled in lowercase, consistent with the visual and typographic presentation of Folklore. Although “august” became associated with a recurring seasonal streaming spike, the track is not a short promotional jingle or a month-long campaign recording; it is a full album song with a conventional pop-song length.

The recording was produced by Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Joe Alwyn. Antonoff and Swift are also credited as songwriters. The song’s later annual resurgence around August helped it reach audiences far beyond the album’s original 2020 release, including new chart appearances and higher positions in several countries.