What is the eighth track on Taylor Swift’s Folklore?

“August” is the eighth track on Taylor Swift’s Folklore.

The song appears in the middle of the album’s standard track list, following “the 1,” “cardigan,” “the last great american dynasty,” “exile,” “my tears ricochet,” and “mirrorball.” Its placement helps explain why it is often discussed as one of the album’s central narrative and emotional moments.

“Cardigan” and “betty” are especially easy to confuse with “august” because all three songs participate in Folklore’s fictional teenage love triangle. However, “betty” is the fourteenth track, while “cardigan” opens the album as track two.

Folklore’s sequencing moves between character stories, personal-feeling reflections, and atmospheric scenes. Track eight therefore identifies the song’s position on the original album, not its release date or the month referenced by its title.