Which two artists wrote Taylor Swift’s song “august”?

Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff wrote Taylor Swift’s song “august.”

Antonoff first created the instrumental, then sent it to Swift, who wrote the lyrics intuitively and quickly. Their collaboration continued a partnership that had already produced songs for Swift’s albums 1989, Reputation, and Lover.

Swift’s writing for “august” differs from a direct autobiographical confession. She created a fictional narrator and placed her inside an imagined teenage summer romance involving James and Betty. This approach was central to Folklore’s broader concept of invented stories and characters.

Joe Alwyn is sometimes included in discussions of the song because he helped produce it, but he is not listed as a songwriter for “august.” Aaron Dessner was also a major Folklore collaborator, yet the writing credit for this particular track belongs to Swift and Antonoff.