# "Hey Hey You You" Cat Dancing In late October 2023, Douyin user @瘦巴巴的胖虎 filmed her cat Tiger lying belly-up on her lap while she wiggled its paws to the chorus of Avril Lavigne's 'Girlfriend,' creating what English-speaking TikTok would later call 'Hey Hey You You' Cat Dancing. A repost by @petsmeowwoof on November 1st drew around 25.7 million plays, and by mid-November 2023 a CapCut template let creators insert the dancing cat into Fortnite menus and dorm-room scenes as a sing-along reaction to anything they disliked. ## Origin On October 31st, 2023, Douyin user @瘦巴巴的胖虎 posted the original clip of her cat Tiger lying on its back across her lap while she lifted and wiggled its front paws to the chorus of Avril Lavigne's 'Girlfriend'[1]. The video gathered roughly 3.9 million likes on Douyin over the following month[5]. One day later, on November 1st, 2023, TikTok account @petsmeowwoof reuploaded the clip, where it drew about 25.7 million plays and 2.6 million likes[2]. - **Platform:** Douyin (source) / TikTok (viral spread) - **Creator:** @瘦巴巴的胖虎 (Douyin) - **Date:** 2023 ## Overview Posts in the CapCut 'Cat Girlfriend' template that powered 'Hey Hey You You' Cat Dancing typically open with the puppeteered feline bouncing in time with the 'hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend' hook from Avril Lavigne's 2007 single. Creators then object-label the dancing cat with a caption naming whatever the video is poking fun at, so the chorus lyric lands as a punchline aimed at a rival, an inconvenience, or a bad habit[5]. The visual works because the owner cradles her cat Tiger across her lap and manipulates its front paws so the animal looks upright and swaying in beat[1]. That setup travels well into greenscreen edits, where creators insert the clip over gameplay footage, bathroom tiles, or classroom scenes while the pop-punk vocal line carries the joke[4]. The cat's almost human posture, more than the song itself, is what sold the trend to Western TikTok audiences. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is "Hey Hey You You" Cat Dancing? It is a viral Douyin and TikTok video, later turned into a CapCut greenscreen template, in which a cat is held so it appears to belly-dance to the chorus of Avril Lavigne's 'Girlfriend'[5]. ### Where did "Hey Hey You You" Cat Dancing come from? Douyin user @瘦巴巴的胖虎 posted the source video on October 31st, 2023, filming her cat Tiger while she moved its paws to the beat[1]. TikToker @petsmeowwoof reposted it on November 1st, 2023 and the clip went global from there[2]. ### What does "Hey Hey You You" Cat Dancing mean? Creators pair the 'I don't like your girlfriend' lyric with an object-labeled caption naming something they dislike, from a video game opponent to a daily annoyance[8]. ### How do you use "Hey Hey You You" Cat Dancing? Open the 'Cat Girlfriend' CapCut template[6], add a greenscreen background or object label aimed at your target, then post the result so the chorus hits as the punchline[4]. ### Is "Hey Hey You You" Cat Dancing still popular? The template saw its heaviest use through late November and early December 2023, with the CapCut project passing 185,800 uses by December 1st, 2023[6]; current activity is well below that peak. ## References 1. [https://www.douyin.com/video/7296320983634300198]() 2. [https://www.tiktok.com/@petsmeowwoof/video/7296679616054332703]() 3. [https://twitter.com/NoCatsNoLife_m/status/1719857623921795507]() 4. [https://www.tiktok.com/@igreenscreenthings/video/7302502291351866654]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hey-hey-you-you-cat-dancing]() 6. [https://www.capcut.com/template-detail/7302262759830490374]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@delulumikuu/video/7303101968799599890]() 8. [https://www.tiktok.com/@inforis/video/7303752858082544938]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/hey-hey-you-you-cat-dancing Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library