Joe Alwyn is credited as a producer of Taylor Swift’s “august,” alongside Swift and Jack Antonoff.
Alwyn’s production credit appears in the song’s official credits. He is also associated with the pseudonym William Bowery, used for songwriting and production contributions on Swift’s Folklore and Evermore projects.
The “august” credit is sometimes overlooked because Antonoff’s instrumental work and Swift’s songwriting receive much of the public discussion. Antonoff produced the initial instrumental, while Swift developed the lyrics and fictional narrative around it.
The song was recorded at Kitty Committee in Los Angeles and Rough Customer in Brooklyn. Its finished sound uses dense reverb, strings, and keyboards to create a hazy atmosphere suited to the story’s brief summer romance.