What Is the Smalltown Boy AI Trend? The Meme Explained

Smalltown Boy is a two-person gesture dance. A pair stand side by side facing the camera and run through a loop of big hand moves and over-the-top faces. "Smalltown Boy AI" means the version where an AI video model makes that dance from two photos. It is a 15-second, 3:4 portrait clip with no sound.

Where It Came From

We can't confirm who started the Smalltown Boy trend, and we don't say who is in any original video. What we can say is that the meme shares its name with the song the dance is set to, which is why the trend and the track have one title. We use the name only to point at the format: two dancers, one loop of gestures.

How People Play It

It spread because it is easy to copy with a friend. You stand next to someone, face the camera and run the moves together, with the more over-the-top faces the better.

It also works just as well with pets. A lot of the versions you will see use cats and dogs instead of people, which is part of the fun. Two photos taken in different places are enough for the AI version, so the pair does not need to be in the same room.

AI Version, Filter and Face Swap

These are three different things.

• A filter adds an effect to a video you filmed yourself.
• A face swap puts a face into someone else's footage. Put Me In does not offer this.
• An AI version like ours makes a new clip from two photos. The left photo is the left dancer and the right photo is the right dancer, each one person or one pet, in a living room lit in teal and pink.

The model follows the scene and animates the people or pets in your photos. Pet faces and fine details can vary from one render to the next, so check the clip before you share it. If two pets look alike, pick photos with different poses or light so the model can tell them apart. Every video is labeled AI generated, and the file says so too.

Is It Connected to the Original?

No. Put Me In is an independent tool with no connection to the song, the artists or the videos this trend comes from. "Smalltown Boy" is used only to describe the trend. Photos of public figures or anyone under 18 are not allowed, so use yourself, friends who agreed, and your own pets.

Try It

Ordering for Smalltown Boy is not open yet. The page and the price are listed, but you cannot buy a video today. Hotel Lobby is the template you can order now.

• How to make a Smalltown Boy AI video covers the photos to prepare, the steps and common mistakes.
• See the Smalltown Boy template page.
• For more formats going around, read viral AI video trends.