Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction. ...

is a sudden, overwhelming fear. Panic may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Panic'' (1928 film), a German film directed by Harry Piel * ''Panic'' (1946 film), also known as ''Panique'', 1946 French film by Julien Duvivier * ''Panic'' (1963 film), a British crime film * ''Panic'' (1977 film), also known as ''Panique'', 1977 Canadian film by Jean-Claude Lord * ''Panic'' (1982 film), an Italian / Spanish film directed by Tonino Ricci * ''Panic'' (2000 film), a film starring William H. Macy * ''

PANICS ''F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon'' is a 2005 first-person shooter Horror game#Psychological horror, psychological horror video game for Microsoft Windows, Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Video game developer, Developed by Monolit ...

'', a 2005 machinima film

Music

Performers

Black Flag (band) Black Flag is an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. Initially called Panic, the band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member, and singer Keith Morris. They a ...

, originally named Panic, a punk rock group *

The Panics The Panics are an indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria. History 2000–2006: Band formation and LittleBigMan Records The band started out while Jae Laffer (then known by his act ...

, a rock band from Australia * A common abbreviation for

Panic! at the Disco Panic! at the Disco was an American pop rock band formed in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2004 by high school friends Ryan Ross (guitar) and Spencer Smith (musician), Spencer Smith (drums), who recruited classmates Brendon Urie (vocals and ...

, an alternative rock band from the United States * Panic, rock band formed in 1981, the first band of

Dave Mustaine David Scott Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder, frontman, primary songwriter and sole consistent member of the thrash metal band Megadeth and for his time as the lead guitarist of Met ...

, later of Metallica and Megadeth * Panic, a Korean ballad duo fronted by

Lee Juck Lee Juck (; born February 28, 1974) is a South Korean singer, lyricist, composer and arranger. Biography Lee Juck was born in Seoul and attended Banpo High School. He graduated from Seoul National University with a major in sociology. He made ...

Albums

* '' The Panics (EP 1)'', a 2002 EP by The Panics * '' The Panics (EP 2)'', a 2002 EP by The Panics * ''Panic'' (MxPx album), a 2005 album by MxPx * ''Panic'' (Circle album), a 2007 album by the Finnish rock band Circle * ''Panic'' (Caravan Palace album), a 2012 Caravan Palace album * ''Panic'' (From Ashes to New album), a 2020 album by From Ashes to New

Songs

* "Panic", a song by Anthrax from the 1984 album ''

Fistful of Metal ''Fistful of Metal'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax, released in January 1984 by Megaforce Records (US only) and Music for Nations internationally. The album includes a cover of Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen". T ...

'' * " Panic/Tainted Love", a 1985 single by Coil, from the album ''Scatology'' * "Panic" (The Smiths song), a 1986 song by The Smiths * "Panic", a song by No Doubt from the 2003 album ''

Everything in Time ''Everything in Time (B-sides, Rarities, Remixes)'' is a compilation album comprising B-sides, remixes, and rare songs by the American third wave ska band No Doubt, first released on November 23, 2003 as disc three of No Doubt's box set, ''Boom ...

'' * "Panic", a song by Backstreet Boys from the 2007 album ''

Unbreakable Unbreakable may refer to: Books * ''Unbreakable'' (book), the 2017 autobiography of Australian tennis player Jelena Dokic * '' Unbreakable: My Story, My Way'', the 2013 autobiography of singer Jenni Rivera Film and television * ''Unbreakable' ...

'' * "Panic" (Sublime with Rome song), a 2011 song by Sublime with Rome from ''Yours Truly'' * "Panic" (From Ashes to New song), a 2020 song by From Ashes to New

Classical

* "Panic", 1995 concertante work for

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...

, jazz drum kit,

woodwinds Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and re ...

brass Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve different colours and mechanical, electrical, acoustic and chemical properties, but copper typically has the larger proportion, generally copper and zinc. I ...

and

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

Harrison Birtwistle Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include '' T ...

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Panic'' (play), a 1935 play by

Archibald MacLeish Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry. MacLeish studied English at Yale University and law at Harvard University. He enlisted in and saw action ...

* ''Panic'' (comics), a 1950s EC Comic * ''Panic!'' (video game), a 1993 video game for Sega CD * ''Panic'' (novel), a 2005 thriller by Jeff Abbott * '' Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity'', a non-fiction book by

Michael Lewis Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) Gale Biography In Context. is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to '' Vanity Fair'' since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. ...

* "Panic" (''Dead Zone''), an episode of the TV series ''Dead Zone'' * ''Panic'' (TV series), a teen drama television series * ''Panic!'' (TV series), a 1950s TV anthology series * Panic, a character in the Disney film ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

'' (1997) and the associated TV series

Computing

* Panic Inc., an American Mac software and video game company based in Portland, Oregon. *

Kernel panic A kernel panic (sometimes abbreviated as KP) is a safety measure taken by an operating system's Kernel (operating system), kernel upon detecting an internal Fatal system error, fatal error in which either it is unable to safely recover or con ...

, a fatal error condition associated with Unix-like computer operating systems * ''Panic'' (demo), a 1992 PC demo by Future Crew

Politics, psychology, and sociology

Bank run A bank run or run on the bank occurs when many Client (business), clients withdraw their money from a bank, because they believe Bank failure, the bank may fail in the near future. In other words, it is when, in a fractional-reserve banking sys ...

, when a large number of bank customers withdraw their deposits because they believe the bank is, or might become, insolvent *

Financial crisis A financial crisis is any of a broad variety of situations in which some financial assets suddenly lose a large part of their nominal value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with Bank run#Systemic banki ...

, a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value *

Mass hysteria Mass psychogenic illness (MPI), also called mass sociogenic illness, mass psychogenic disorder, epidemic hysteria or mass hysteria, involves the spread of illness symptoms through a population where there is no infectious agent responsible for c ...

, the manifestation of the same or similar hysterical symptoms by more than one person *

Moral panic A moral panic is a widespread feeling of fear that some evil person or thing threatens the values, interests, or well-being of a community or society. It is "the process of arousing social concern over an issue", usually perpetuated by moral e ...

* PANIC (Prevent AIDS Now Initiative Committee), the activist group behind the 1986 initiative statute California Proposition 64 (1986)

Other uses

* Panic, Pennsylvania, a community in the United States * Panic, a village in

Hereclean Hereclean () is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Badon (''Bádon''), Bocșița (''Magyarbaksa''), Dioșod (''Diósad''), Guruslău (''Magyargoroszló''), Hereclean and Panic (''Szilágypanit'' ...

Commune, Sălaj County, Romania * Panić, an ethnic Serbian surname {{disambiguation