Taylor Swift’s “august” is the eighth standard-edition track on her 2020 album Folklore.
Folklore was Swift’s eighth studio album and represented a shift toward fictional storytelling, subdued arrangements, and indie-influenced production. The record was created during the early COVID-19 lockdown period, when Swift developed imagined characters and narrative settings rather than relying only on autobiographical songwriting.
The song’s placement helps distinguish it from other summer-themed Swift recordings. “august” is not on Lover, the 2019 album that preceded Folklore, and it is not on Evermore, Folklore’s companion album released later in 2020. It also predates Midnights by two years.
Folklore’s standard track list contains 16 songs. “august” appears after “mirrorball” and before “this is me trying,” placing it near the middle of the album. Its central late-summer imagery and recurring annual popularity have made the track closely associated with August, but the song’s album identity remains Folklore.