“Here Come the Cats” in Fallout is Basie’s Up
If a search for “here come the cats fallout” dropped you here, the track you want is Basie’s Up. The Fallout wiki also files it as Making Waves and as Here Come the Cats!. Jason Nyberg is the composer named on that article. It is instrumental jazz, not the Waitress vocal and not Paledoptera’s boss fight.
Three titles and source-specific lengths
| Label | What I can support | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Basie’s Up | Primary title on the wiki and on both uploads | 1 wiki account · article + uploads |
| Making Waves | Alternate title on the wiki and in the Vault 101 upload title | 1 wiki account · article + upload |
| Here Come the Cats! | Alternate title on the wiki; repeated in upload titles | 1 wiki account · article + uploads |
| Wiki duration | 2:40 in the article | 1 wiki account |
| Vault 101 PA System | 2:39 in current YouTube metadata (159 seconds) | 1 upload |
| Vault-Tec Radio alt mix | 2:40 in current YouTube metadata (160 seconds) | 1 upload |
| Year 1995 | Only the wiki article states it | 1 source |
Where the wiki says it plays
The same article places the cue on the Fallout 3 Vault 101 public-address system, on Fallout 76’s Vault-Tec Radio as an alternate mix, in the Fallout Shelter radio room, on the Fallout Shelter Online title screen, and in a Fallout 76 season 16 trailer. That scene list is one article. I did not open a second wiki: fallout.wiki blocked the fetch on 9 Nov 2026. The two YouTube uploads are enough to show that Fallout 3 used the piece and that an alternate mix exists under the same three names.
The one-source extras
Only the wiki says the cue first circulated on the Sound Ideas album Frank’s Place, later on Westar’s 2003 Effortless and Refined (WSR 149) and a 2010 Jazz Band Serenades set. Only the wiki says the title nods to Count Basie, and that a short edit shipped on some Nokia phones under the name Big Band. I leave the season 16 trailer unchecked because I did not open that video.
Nothing on this page is the boss fight or the Waitress song. The name guide holds the other three works.
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Questions
Is this the Waitress song?
No. Basie’s Up is an instrumental jazz cue. Waitress’s Here Come The Cats is a 2026 vocal track.
Why do people search the cat title?
The Fallout wiki lists “Here Come the Cats!” as an alternate name, and upload titles repeat that phrase next to Basie’s Up.
How long is it?
The wiki lists 2:40. Current YouTube metadata gives 2:39 for the Vault 101 upload and 2:40 for the Vault-Tec Radio alternate mix. Each duration stays attached to its source.
Sources
Sources checked . See the editorial policy for the public sources and cross-checking method.