Taylor Swift’s “august” is track 8 on the standard edition of Folklore.
That placement creates a memorable numerical connection between the song and its album. Folklore is Swift’s eighth studio album, and “august” is its eighth track. The track number is separate from the song’s title and does not refer to the calendar month’s position in the year.
On Folklore, “august” appears after “the 1” and before “this is me trying.” Its position places it in the middle portion of the album, where the record moves through fictional stories, imagined characters, and emotionally connected scenes.
Fans sometimes confuse the song’s track number with the album’s total length or with Swift’s recurring use of the number 13. The standard Folklore sequencing gives “august” the number eight; deluxe and expanded editions can contain additional material but do not change that original placement.