Which two people wrote Taylor Swift’s “august”?

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

Antonoff first created the instrumental and sent it to Swift, who wrote the lyrics quickly and intuitively. Their collaboration produced one of Folklore’s most recognizable late-summer songs, built around a fictional narrator remembering a brief romance.

Swift and Antonoff had already worked together on songs from 1989, Reputation, and Lover. On Folklore, Antonoff also helped produce several tracks, including “august.” The song’s credited producers are Swift and Antonoff, with Joe Alwyn later recognized as a co-producer by the Recording Academy.

Aaron Dessner was another major Folklore collaborator, but he did not co-write “august.” He co-produced many other tracks and joined Swift and Antonoff for the album’s Grammy performance. That distinction explains why Dessner is a plausible but incorrect answer to the songwriting question.