Taylor Swift’s “august” appears on the 2020 studio album Folklore.
Folklore is Swift’s eighth studio album and was released as a surprise project on July 24, 2020. “august” is one of its songs, so the track’s calendar-themed title is connected to the album that introduced it rather than to a separate seasonal collection.
The song became an annual August listening tradition because fans revisit it when the month begins. Its lyrics describe a brief summer romance, giving the track a strong seasonal association even though it was released in July. That recurring attention can make listeners confuse “august” with an official summer single, but it was originally an album track.
Folklore also contains “cardigan” and “betty,” which form the other parts of the album’s fictional teenage love triangle. The three songs use different viewpoints, helping make the album’s storytelling central to its identity.