The Smalltown Boy Song: How to Add It to Your AI Dance Video
The screaming dance trend runs on one track: Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat. Your Smalltown Boy Cat video downloads silent, so the song goes on in the app where you post it. This guide explains what the song is, why the file has no sound, and how to add it on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
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What song is the Smalltown Boy trend?
The trend is set to Smalltown Boy, the 1984 song by Bronski Beat. In the video, one performer screams at the camera with mouth wide open while the other dances behind in a stiff 80s style. Then they swap places, and they finish dancing side by side. The AI cat version made it huge, which is why it is also called the screaming cats trend, and now people make it with friends and partners too.
Smalltown Boy Cat is an independent fan tool. It is not affiliated with Bronski Beat, the rights holders of Smalltown Boy or the trend's original creators. Your download never includes the song, and this site does not sell or host it.
Why your video is silent
Every video you make here is a silent 21-second MP4 in 1080p, vertical 9:16, with no watermark. The file is made to go straight into a phone feed, with the sound added at the last step.
TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts each have their own sound library, with licensed sounds that the app offers your account. What is available, and how you may use it, varies by platform and region. Adding Smalltown Boy inside the app means you post the version that app offers you, in the way it allows.
How to add Smalltown Boy when you post
First download your video to your phone; our posting guide shows how to get the file there. Then start a new post in the app and choose the video from your gallery. Menus move between app versions, but the steps are close to these:
- TikTok: upload the video, open the sound picker in the editor, search for Smalltown Boy and pick the sound you want.
- Instagram Reels: start a new reel, add your video from the gallery, open the audio option, search for Smalltown Boy and choose it.
- YouTube Shorts: create a Short, upload the video, tap the sound option, search for Smalltown Boy and select it.
Line the sound up with the routine
The routine is fixed, so every video cuts in the same places. A screams into the lens at 0:00. The swap comes at 0:07, when B takes the close-up. From 0:14 they dance side by side, the camera drops low at 0:16, and both rush the lens at 0:20.
Most editors let you move the start point of a sound. Try placing the part of the song you like best on the first scream or on the swap, then play the whole clip before you post. A small shift often makes the cuts feel as if they were made to the beat.
If you cannot find the sound
If the search shows nothing, the sound may not be offered to your account in that app or region. Try another of the apps, or post with a different sound. We cannot add the song to your file, and the download stays silent.
Your video is for personal posts. Our Terms say Smalltown Boy Cat is for entertainment only, so ask us at support@smalltowncatai.com before any commercial use. Once the sound is on, you are ready to post. Want another take? Make a new video in a different scene.