The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was a John Ford western from 1962 starring John Wayne and James Stewart.

Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote a song based upon the movie and called "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance', a Top 10 Gene Pitney hit that was not used in the film. Apparently, Mr. Pitney didn't record it until April 1962, after the film came out. He had been requested to record it for the movie following the success of his "A Town Without Pity". Obviously it was not produced on time.

A group called The Fairmount Singers" (Dave Ellingson, Terry Tillman, Hal Ayotte and Rob Mills) was the first to record the song in February of 1962. It was intended for use in the movie, but that didn't happen. The Fairmount Singers were part of the New Christy Minstrels.