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The Smalltown Boy Cats AI trend in short
What it is: Two cats on their hind legs at a red fence, screaming along to Smalltown Boy. Your two cats.
How to do it: Add a clear photo of your pet on this page, see them in it free, then make the 21-second video. No app, no prompt.
Who to put in it: Your two cats, Your cat and your dog, Your cat and a friend's cat, for the long-distance version.
Popular Smalltown Boy Cats versions
The most-viewed versions so far. Tap one to watch it with sound.
The original: @bellvtrix.ai (re-upload by @rick.rivera_29) · Views read on 18 Oct 2026. Clips belong to their creators and link to the original post. Creators can ask us to remove a link.
What is the Smalltown Boy Cats AI trend?
The Smalltown Boy cat trend is an AI-made clip of two fluffy cats standing on their hind legs in front of a dark red wooden fence with ivy. An orange cat clutches its head and screams straight into the camera while a cream cat dances upright behind it. At the cut they swap: the cream cat comes forward for its own scream and the orange one dances at the fence. It all plays over Bronski Beat's 1984 song "Smalltown Boy".
The clip was made by the AI artist Bellvtrix (@bellvtrix.ai) with Higgsfield and posted on Instagram on 2 October 2026. The same day a TikTok sound, "original sound – Bellvtrix", appeared, and people began remaking it with their own pets. Most remakes we checked swap in the poster's own two cats; template pages also offer a cat and a dog. The cat dance itself copies an earlier human dance video posted on Instagram in August 2026.
On Jump on the Trend you add two photos, one per pet. Photo 1 screams first, photo 2 dances at the fence first, then they trade places. You see a free still preview of your pets first, then get the 21-second clip with the sound.
In short: it's the AI cat dance version of the Smalltown Boy dance trend. Two cats stand on their hind legs, each screams into the camera, and both dance to Bronski Beat's song, sung by Jimmy Somerville. Non-cat "Smalltown Boy dance" edits use the same TikTok sounds; this page makes the two-pet version, with your two cats or your cat and your dog.
The song and the original
The sound is "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat (1984). It's about a young gay man who is bullied and rejected at home and leaves his small town on a train, which is why it's an anthem of leaving and finding your people. Pairing that falsetto with two cats screaming at a fence is the joke.
Is the Smalltown Boy Cats trend still growing?
About 46M views across TikTok, Reels, Shorts (likely 33M–61M), as of 18 Oct 2026. Estimated from the top posts.
Holding steady: when we read them on 18 Oct 2026 the original TikTok had moved from 10.6M to 10.7M plays, its first rise since 15 Oct, and the top remake went from 3.3M to 3.5M. New pet versions are still being posted (one from 15 Oct went from about 64K to 90K plays in a day).
How to do the Smalltown Boy Cats trend: by hand or in one click
By hand: save the clip, trim it to the part people remake, give it and a photo to a video model that takes a reference image, check every shot for the original person, then put the sound back in an editor.
Here, in one click: add a photo for each person, see a free preview, then make the video. It keeps the clip’s own sound, and you pay only when it’s ready.
Photo tips for Smalltown Boy Cats
- One pet per photo, face clearly visible and looking at the camera.
- A photo that shows the coat colour and markings helps the model keep them.
- Photo 1 screams first, up front; photo 2 dances at the fence first.
Who to cast
- Your two cats
- Your cat and your dog
- Your cat and a friend's cat, for the long-distance version
Smalltown Boy Cats FAQ
Is there a free Smalltown Boy Cats AI video generator?
You can preview yourself in the Smalltown Boy Cats scene free. The full video costs 100 credits, charged only when it's ready. Credits come in packs from $9.90 for 100 and work on any trend.
Which app makes the Smalltown Boy Cats AI video?
Creators use video models that take a reference photo. This page runs one for you, checks the faces and keeps the original sound, so there is nothing to download or edit.
How many photos do I need for Smalltown Boy Cats?
One clear photo per person you swap in. This trend has room for 2. Add up to 3 photos of each person for a closer likeness.
What happens to my photos?
They are stored privately, sent to the video model through short-lived links, never used for training, and deleted with your video after 30 days.
Can I use my dog?
Yes. Any two pets work, and a cat and a dog is a popular pairing. Use one clear photo of each animal.
Can I use people instead of pets?
This page is the pet version. The two-cat routine is the trend; people versions copy a different, earlier dance video.
Who made the original?
The AI artist Bellvtrix (@bellvtrix.ai), with Higgsfield, posted on Instagram on 2 October 2026.
Why 21 seconds?
It's the whole cat clip that went viral: both screams, then the two cats dancing together. The original and the most-viewed remakes all run the full 21 seconds.
Is this the Smalltown Boy dance trend from TikTok?
It's the cat version. People dancing to the song came first: an '80s dance challenge on TikTok around May 2024, then a dance video posted on Instagram on 4 Aug 2026, whose routine Bellvtrix's AI cat clip of 2 Oct 2026 copies. Here your two pets take the cats' places; the moves, the camera and the sound stay.
Do I need a prompt to make my cats dance like this?
No. Add one clear photo of each pet (photo 1 screams first, photo 2 dances at the fence first) and see a free preview still in under a minute. The upright dance, the fence, the camera and the sound come from the clip, and the 21-second video is emailed in about 5–10 minutes for 100 credits ($9.90), charged only when it's ready.
What is Smalltown Boy about?
A young gay man who is bullied, rejected at home and leaves his small town; it became a gay anthem. In the music video, directed by Bernard Rose, the boy (played by the singer, Jimmy Somerville) is gay-bashed and takes the train to London. The cat clip doesn't retell any of it: that falsetto over two screaming cats is the joke.
Who sings Smalltown Boy?
Bronski Beat, the British synth-pop band, with Jimmy Somerville singing. It was their debut single, released in 1984, and reached No. 3 in the UK. The cats are the AI part, not the voice: the song runs under the whole clip, and your video keeps it.
How do I make my cats do the Smalltown Boy dance?
Add one clear photo of each cat, face and body visible, and pick which one screams first. You see a free preview still in under a minute. The 21-second video keeps the red fence, the screams and the rush to the lens with your two cats as the whole animals, and is emailed when it's ready for 100 credits ($9.90), charged only when it's delivered.
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