Taylor Swift’s “august” is track 8 on the standard edition of Folklore.
The song appears after “seven” and before “this is me trying” in the album sequence. Its central placement gives the record a transition from childhood nostalgia toward more emotionally unsettled storytelling.
The track number can be confused with the album’s release timing because Folklore arrived in July and the song’s title names August. The title refers to the fictional summer setting and the narrator’s emotional experience, not to the song’s position or release month.
The standard album contains 16 tracks. A later deluxe edition added “the lakes,” but that bonus track does not change “august” being number eight on the original standard track listing.