"The Frightened City" is a song by British group the Shadows, released as a single in April 1961.

[2] "The Frightened City" was composed by Norrie Paramor as title music to the gangster film The Frightened City, and it was performed by a studio orchestra.

It was released with the B-side "Back Home", written by Jim Goff, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Jet Harris.

[3] "The Frightened City" was the group's second recording of a film tune, having released a version of "Man of Mystery" in November 1960.

Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl wrote that "The Frightened City" "has the sort of steady dark drama in it which fits their kind of music perfectly".