Which two songwriters are credited on Taylor Swift’s “august,” the track behind the annual August trend?

Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff are credited as the songwriters of “august.”

Swift and Antonoff had already collaborated on songs from 1989, Reputation, and Lover before working together on Folklore. For “august,” Antonoff created the instrumental first and sent it to Swift. She then wrote the lyrics intuitively, responding to the music’s atmosphere and emotional tone.

The song’s fictional narrative fits Folklore’s concept. Swift wrote about an unnamed young woman involved in a summer romance with James, who is connected to Betty. The characters and events are imagined rather than presented as a direct account of Swift’s own life.

Joe Alwyn is sometimes included in discussions of the song’s credits because he was involved in producing several Folklore tracks under the name William Bowery. However, the published songwriting credits for “august” list Swift and Antonoff. Alwyn is credited as a producer alongside them, not as a songwriter on this track.