Luke Littler's walk-on song has become one of the most recognisable sounds in darts. Whenever "The Nuke" steps out at Alexandra Palace, in the Premier League or the World Series, a 2016 electropop hit blasts around the arena and thousands of fans sing along.

The tune has soundtracked the most remarkable rise the sport has ever seen. Littler walked out to it on his World Championship debut as a 16-year-old in December 2023. He has used it ever since as he went on to win back-to-back world titles.

Not every darts fan rates the choice, but the story behind it goes back to Littler's childhood. Here is everything you need to know about Luke Littler's iconic walk-on music.

What is Luke Littler's Walk-On Music?

Luke Littler has opted for Pitbull's 2016 track "Greenlight" as his walk-on music ever since his World Championship debut against Christian Kist in December 2023. The original tune features Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis and reached a platinum certification by the RIAA in the United States.

The story behind Littler's choice stems from his love of wrestling and WWE. Pitbull's tune was famously used as the theme song to WrestleMania 33 in April 2017. Littler and his father made the trip to Orlando, Florida, with the darts sensation aged just 10 years old at the time. In a social media post from April 2024, Littler shared a video in the WrestleMania crowd, with the song playing in the background, with the caption "Seven years ago, where my darts walk-on music came from."

And following Littler's incredible run to the final of the 2024 World Championship, the WWE's official UK social media account invited 'The Nuke' to a show at London's O2 arena.

Music in Darts

Darts legend Bobby George claims to have been the first darts player to have their own walk-on song in 1994, eventually settling on Queen's "We Are The Champions." Ever since, darts players have used walk-on songs to build the atmosphere and get the crowd excited before taking to the oche.

Phil Taylor picked "The Power" by Snap!, due to the song title matching his nickname, whilst Stephen Bunting's use of "Titanium" by David Guetta regularly goes viral on social media.

And there are plenty of players who've made switches to their pre-game playlist. Former world champion Luke Humphries was mocked for his use of DNCE's "Cake By The Ocean", so switched to the Kaiser Chief's "I Predict A Riot" at the May 2024 Premier League night in Leeds, with the tune commonly associated with Leeds United, Humphries' favorite football team.

Gerwyn Price has had numerous walk-out tunes. Whilst he is best known for using Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby", the Welsh star has used Katy Perry's "Roar", Journey's "Don't Stop Believin" and various other songs ahead of taking to the stage.

Michael van Gerwen's use of "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes is always guaranteed to get the crowd going, and features in the top ten of our Best Darts Walk-On Music of All-Time ranking.