Smalltown Boy Trend: The Scream, the Dance, Your Version
Seen two cats screaming into the lens and then dancing to Bronski Beat? That's the Smalltown Boy trend, and two photos put your pair in it for tonight's group chat.
The trend is still climbing this week. Post yours while it is.
Smalltown Boy trend clips people posted
Three takes from TikTok and Instagram, each one a template in the generator above.
Tuxedo and black cat by the fence
What is the Smalltown Boy trend?
The Smalltown Boy trend is a TikTok dance set to "Smalltown Boy", Bronski Beat's 1984 synth-pop song. The first wave had kids filming their parents doing the 80s moves they still remembered. The wave on your feed now is AI video: two pets take turns screaming into the lens with their paws on their heads, then dance side by side and lunge at the camera.
The parents' version needed your actual parents and a lot of nerve. The pet version needs two photos: the scream, the dance and the lunge are generated around them. For two cats, the Smalltown Boy cat dance has four cat rooms; for two dogs, the Smalltown Boy dog dance; for any mixed pair, the Smalltown Boy AI homepage.
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What you get for one clip
Two photos become dancer one and dancer two in a 12-second vertical clip. One clip is $9.99, three are $19.99 ($6.66 a clip) and five are $29.99 (about $6 a clip), paid once. A failed run goes back on your balance.
The scream
Every take opens the same way: one of the pair right in the lens, paws on its head, mouth wide open on the high note.
Not only cats
Rabbits hold their ears instead of their heads. The routine is the same, which is why any pet works.
Dressed up
Hats, bows and sequins make your pair stand out against the plain pet clips in the feed.
How to do the Smalltown Boy trend
From two photos to posted, in three steps.
Choose your two
Two pets are what most people post, but two people work just as well: you and a friend, or you and the parent who would have danced in the first wave.
Upload, first screamer first
Slot one opens the clip with the scream, slot two answers. Keep the red fence, tap the rabbits or the bear hats, or press Random for two people under neon.
Post it with the Smalltown Boy sound
Download the clip, open TikTok or Reels and pick the Smalltown Boy sound. Line the first scream up with the falsetto and post.
Smalltown Boy trend versions people are posting
Same four beats every time; the pair is what makes it yours.
Two cats
The default. The one in slot one screams first, the other answers, then both dance.
Two dogs
Rarer in the feed, so it stands out. Put a big dog next to a small one and the size gap is the joke.
Rabbits and other small pets
The rabbit take above is proof the routine is not cats-only. Tap it and swap in your two.
You and your parent
A nod to the first wave: two selfies, silver jackets, the same 80s arm swing.
Smalltown Boy trend FAQ
Where the trend came from, what the song is, and how to make your version.
The Smalltown Boy trend on TikTok is two characters taking turns clutching their heads and screaming into the camera, then dancing side by side to Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy". Right now it is mostly AI clips of people's pets; it started with kids filming their parents' 80s moves.
Because the current wave is AI video: two pet photos go in, and the cats come out standing on their hind legs doing the routine. People made it with their own cats first, so cats took over the feed.
"Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat, released in 1984 with Jimmy Somerville on vocals. Clips made here carry their own synth beat; add the song from the TikTok or Reels sound library.
The clips going round are short because the routine is short: two screams, the dance and the lunge fit in about twelve seconds, which is the length of a clip here. For a longer post, make two clips of the same pair in different rooms, say the red fence and the night street with bear hats, and put them back to back in TikTok or CapCut before you add the sound.
Upload one photo of each of your two, pick a template or keep the default, and make the clip here. Then post it with the Smalltown Boy sound. No template link needed.
$9.99 for one clip, $19.99 for three and $29.99 for five, paid once with no subscription. A failed run goes back on your balance.
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Post your Smalltown Boy trend clip this week
Two photos, a few minutes, and your pair is the one screaming into the lens. The trend is still on the For You page; get yours up while it is.