Smalltown Boy AI Dance: you and a friend scream, then dance
Two photos, the whole trend: each of you screams into a wide-angle lens, clutching your head, then you dance side by side in the backyard and lunge at the camera together. About 21 seconds, with the song.
No prompt
Two photos, both roles
~21 s · 3:4 · with the song
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Use everyday photos of yourself or friends (with their consent). Celebrity photos and film or MV stills won't pass review.
Only upload photos of people who agreed to be featured.
What is the Smalltown Boy dance trend?
A two-person meme that works because the timing is ridiculous.
The wide-angle scream
One person leans into a wide-angle lens, hands clutching their head, mouth wide open, while the other dances in the background. The lens makes the face and hands huge.
Then the roles flip
Halfway through, the dancer takes the lens and screams, and the first screamer dances behind. Everyone gets their dramatic close-up.
Backyard dance and the lunge
The shot cuts wide: the pair dance side by side, one low-angle shot against the sky, and a final lunge at the camera with both hands reaching out.
Set to "Smalltown Boy"
The soundtrack is Bronski Beat's 1984 synth-pop hit. Its falsetto and looping synth line are now the countdown to two people screaming into a camera.
Four beats, two photos
Photo 1 screams first and stands on the left. Photo 2 screams second and stands on the right.
Photo 1 · The first scream
Right up in the lens, hands in the hair, mouth wide open, while photo 2 dances behind.
Photo 2 · The second scream
Roles flip: photo 2 takes the close-up and ends with both hands on the face in shock.
Side-by-side dance
Both dance in front of the fence, with one low-angle shot against the sky.
The final lunge
Both rush the camera together, hands reaching for the lens, for one last scream.
Pets can scream too
Same two-photo template: one screams into the lens, the other dances behind. Three animal pairings.
Pet duet
Two cats, one routine
An orange cat and a tuxedo cat hit the side-by-side dance, paws up, same beat.
Pet duet
Two dogs clutching their heads
A cream dog screams into the camera while the other stands up and dances behind.
Pet duet
Shepherd and lamb
A barn close-up scream from the dog, with the lamb dancing on the hay in the back.
Sample
Made from two AI sample photos
Two fictional AI people take both screams and the backyard dance, with the hair and outfits from their photos.
The two photos used
Screams firstScreams secondThe result
Make yours in three steps
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Add two photos
Photo 1 screams first and stands on the left; photo 2 screams second and stands on the right. One person per photo, face clearly visible.
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Pick quality and generate
480p costs 15 credits, 720p 35 credits, 1080p 60 credits. Photos are reviewed first, renders usually take a few minutes, and failures are refunded automatically.
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Download or share
The clip comes with the song. Download the MP4, or share it straight to TikTok or Instagram Reels from your phone.
Get a better result from the first upload
Sharp, front-facing, nothing on the face
The close-ups put each face a hand's width from the lens. No sunglasses, masks or hands over the face.
Hair follows the photo
Each photo's hairstyle is kept, down to length, curl and color — and the hands go right into it during the scream.
So does the outfit
Whatever someone wears in the photo, they wear in the video. Photos cut at the waist get regular long trousers.
Most dramatic friend in photo 2
Photo 2's close-up is the longest and ends with the big hands-on-face shock, so cast your friends by personality.
More viral templates
Same idea, a different trend. Every template keeps the original moves and adds the song.
An AI version of the two-person Smalltown Boy trend: each person takes a turn screaming into a wide-angle lens with their hands on their head, then the pair dance side by side in a backyard and lunge at the camera together. This template puts the people from your two photos into both roles, keeping the original moves, camera and cuts.
"Smalltown Boy", the 1984 debut single by the British synth-pop band Bronski Beat, from the album The Age of Consent. apt video ai is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Bronski Beat, its members, their labels or the original creators of the trend.
15 credits per 480p video, 35 credits per 720p video and 60 credits per 1080p video, with the song included and no watermark. If a photo isn't approved or the render fails, the credits are refunded automatically.
One person per photo, a clear front-facing face and even light, ideally showing the upper body. Use photos of yourself or friends (with their consent); celebrity photos and film or MV stills won't pass review.
No. Your photos and videos are private: we never publish them, show them to other users or use them in our examples or marketing. Only you can see them in your history — a video is only seen by others if you share it yourself.
The template needs two photos, one for each role. For a solo version, use two different photos of yourself and you'll scream and dance next to your own twin.
Yes. The render itself is silent; the Smalltown Boy track is added in your browser when you play or download it, synced to the picture.
Photo review usually takes a few seconds to a minute or two, then rendering takes a few minutes. You don't need to keep the tab open — finished clips are saved to Your renders.
