OIIA OIIA (Spinning Cat) is a track by the Dutch DJ and production duo W&W, built around the spinning cat meme that spread across TikTok and other platforms in 2024. It was released on 17 January 2025 on Rave Culture, the duo’s own label, and runs to 2 minutes 13 seconds.
How the track started
W&W first played the track during their set at Insomniac’s Countdown New Year’s Eve festival in Los Angeles. A video of the moment spread quickly online. By 23 January 2025 the electronic music site YourEDM reported that the performance video had passed 90 million views across platforms.
Where the money goes
According to YourEDM, proceeds from the release go to Ethel, the cat in the original meme, and to the Cat Welfare Association.
The meme
The meme shows a cat spinning on the spot to a looping “oiia oiia” sound. It was widely used as a reaction clip and remixed many times before W&W turned it into a festival track.
The essentials
- Artist: W&W
- Title: OIIA OIIA (Spinning Cat)
- Label: Rave Culture
- Released: 17 January 2025
- Length: 2:13