Joe Alwyn was additionally credited as a producer on Taylor Swift’s song “august.”
The song’s production credits list Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Joe Alwyn. Alwyn used the songwriting and production pseudonym William Bowery on Folklore credits, and his contribution to “august” is part of the album’s broader collaborative process. Swift and Antonoff handled the principal writing and production partnership, while Alwyn was also included among the producers.
This credit is often confused with the song’s songwriting credit. “august” was written by Swift and Antonoff, while the production credit also includes Alwyn. Separating writer and producer credits avoids treating every person listed in the album notes as a lyric co-author.
Alwyn contributed to several Folklore and Evermore songs during Swift’s fictional, inward-looking period of 2020. The credits became especially notable because Folklore presented imagined characters and stories rather than relying only on autobiographical songwriting.