Which producer trio is credited on Taylor Swift’s “august”?

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Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Joe Alwyn are credited as the producers of “august.”

Swift and Antonoff wrote the song, while the production credit also includes Alwyn. Antonoff created the initial instrumental, and Swift then wrote the lyrics and melody. The finished recording uses layered keyboards, strings, guitar-pop elements, and heavy reverb to produce its dreamy sound.

Joe Alwyn’s production credit is easy to overlook because he was credited under the pseudonym William Bowery on several Folklore and Evermore songwriting credits. On “august,” however, the song page lists Alwyn by name among the producers.

Aaron Dessner was another central Folklore producer, but he is not part of the credited producer trio for “august.” Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon also contributed to Folklore elsewhere, particularly through “exile,” making broad album-level associations potentially misleading.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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