Smalltown Boy Cat AI Video
Upload one or two pet photos and they take over the screaming-and-dancing cat duet at the red fence, with the original Smalltown Boy sound.
Create your video
1Your photos
One photo swaps in one pet. Add up to 2 photos to put a pet (or a person) in every role.
Replaces: Cat A · screams first
Replaces: Cat B · dances firstOptionalBest results: one pet, facing the camera, face and ears in view, even light. Avoid costumes, several pets in one photo, heavy filters and long screenshots.
2Length
Trend clip: @fluffyfishlover on TikTok · sound: Bronski Beat, "Smalltown Boy" · AI render · input photos from Pexels #1170986 and #104827
Also called: Smalltown Boy cats · Smalltown Boy cat dance · Smalltown Boy cat meme
Upload a photo of your cat and it takes over the Smalltown Boy cat clip. It stands on its back legs at a red wooden fence, clamps its paws on its head and screams into the camera while the other cat dances behind it. Then they swap.
The clip already stars two cats: a ginger cat and a black-and-white tuxedo cat, both in red collars with little bells. Upload one photo to replace one of them, or two photos to replace both.
Your cats keep their own faces and fur, and they get the red bell collars. The template is 14 seconds with the original sound.
What happens in the clip
For the first 4.5 seconds, the ginger cat stands close to the camera, paws on its head, mouth wide open, screaming. Behind it, the tuxedo cat dances by the fence with its paws up.
Next the ginger cat throws its paws at the lens, so the pink paw pads fill the screen. Then it pulls back, paws together at its chest, wide-eyed.
At 6.9 seconds there's a cut and the roles flip. Now the tuxedo cat is in front with its paws over its ears, screaming, and the ginger cat dances in the back. The template ends at about 14 seconds, right where the two cats line up side by side.
The meme behind it
The Smalltown Boy cat trend is an AI-made TikTok clip. The first version was posted by @bellvtrix.ai on 2 October 2026, with a ginger cat and a grey cat. Our template is the version @fluffyfishlover posted later that same day.
The sound is “Smalltown Boy”, the 1984 synth-pop song by Bronski Beat, sung by Jimmy Somerville. The song is about a young man leaving his small town. The trend only borrows the sound. A cat screaming like a horror-film victim over a bright beat is the whole joke.
Within days, CapCut tutorials showed up, and other accounts made their own casts: tabby cats, a grey cat and a spotted cat, even Spider-Man. Our version does it with your own pets.
Photos that work, and what goes wrong
Use one cat per photo, facing the camera, with the eyes, ears, face and chest in view. Good light, no other animals or people. A sharp phone photo is fine. Screenshots and blurry shots are not.
If you upload two cats, different coat colors help. Two all-black cats are harder to tell apart on screen than a black cat and a white one.
Very fluffy faces are the weak spot. A Persian or a Maine Coon can come out with a softer face, especially in the screaming close-up. Side-on photos also lose the face shape. Take off any costume first, since your cats get the red bell collars anyway.
Who plays which cat, and ideas
Photo A takes the ginger cat's part: it screams first, then dances at the back. Photo B takes the tuxedo cat's part: it dances first, then screams. With one photo, the tuxedo cat stays as it is. Swap the upload order if you want your cat to dance first.
We tested it with two cat photos and with one. In both, each cat landed in the right role, the other one stayed put, and the cats didn't swap faces between shots. The clip is made for cats. We've only tested it with cat photos so far.
Two cats who can't stand each other make the best version. Post it on TikTok or Reels with “every morning at 5 a.m.”, or send it to whoever feeds your cats when you're away.
How much does a Smalltown Boy Cat video cost?
A 14-second Smalltown Boy Cat video costs 14 credits. The cheapest way to make one is the Single pack: $9.99 for 15 credits.
No subscription. Credits never expire, and a failed render gives your credits back automatically.
Sample results
One photo in, one video out
PhotoSmalltown Boy Cat
PhotoSmalltown Boy CatQuestions, answered
What cat photo works best?
One cat per photo, facing the camera, with the eyes, ears, face and chest visible, in good light. Avoid group photos, side profiles, blur and screenshots.
What are the limits?
Long-haired faces can come out softer than in real life, and two cats with the same coat can be hard to tell apart. We've only tested cat photos. It's an AI video, so label it as AI when you post.
Do I need one or two photos?
Either works. One photo replaces the ginger cat. Two photos replace both cats.
Which cat screams first?
Photo A screams first while photo B dances behind. After the cut at 6.9 seconds they swap. Upload in the other order to flip it.
Does the video include the song?
Yes. The MP4 has the sound from the trend clip, so you can post it as it is. We're not affiliated with Bronski Beat, Jimmy Somerville or the TikTok creators.
