Arsenal’s anthem has peaked at No3 in the iTunes charts after the Gunners’ won the Premier League title.
Mikel Arteta’s men had their first top-flight trophy since 2004 confirmed on Tuesday after Manchester City failed to win at Bournemouth, leaving an unassailable four-point gap at the top with just one match to play.
Wild celebrations broke out across the captial, with thousands of Arsenal fans flocking to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night to mark a historic and long-awaited day in the club’s history.
The Arsenal players themselves joined the suporters in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with pictures and videos emerging of the players celebrating at the full-time whistle of the Man City match.
Outside the Emirates, a chorus of ‘North London Forever’ broke out.
The song has become a staple in the Gunners’ pre-match ritual at the Emirates Stadium before home games, with the song played over the tannoy for fans to sing along to in the moments before kick off.
Written by Louis Dunford, a singer-songwriter who grew up supporting Arsenal, the song - full name ‘The Angel (North London Forever)’ - has been the Arsenal anthem since it was released in 2022.
It was initially released in February that year as the second single of Dunford’s second EP ‘The Popham’ , initially intended as a love song for Islington, where he grew up.
We’re #3 in the iTunes chart now 👀
— Louis Dunford (@LouisDunford) May 20, 2026
The song quickly began being shared by Arsenal supporters across social media, with it eventually reaching Arteta.
In May 2022, Dunford was invited by the club to attend the Gunners’ home fixture against Leeds United, and the home fans began to sing his song ahead of kick off.
Dunford took to X on Wednesday to express his gratitude to the Arsenal fans, writing: “We’re #3 in the iTunes chart now”, accompanied by the ‘eyes’ emoji, perhaps in the hope of sparking a drive for the No1 position, which is currently occupied by The Chemical Brothers’ hit ‘Go’’.
On Thursday morning, ‘The Angel (North London Forever)’ had slipped to No4 in the rankings.
