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class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Honky_tonk_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Honky tonk music">Honky-tonk</a><sup id="cite_ref-kirby_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirby-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">2</span>:<span class="s">23</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/MCA_Records" title="MCA Records">MCA</a> <small>(51104)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Dean_Dillon" title="Dean Dillon">Dean Dillon</a><br />Frank Dycus</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Blake Mevis</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/George_Strait" title="George Strait">George Strait</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/Unwound_(song)" title="Unwound (song)">Unwound</a>" <br />(1981) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Down and Out</b>" <br />(1981) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/If_You%27re_Thinking_You_Want_a_Stranger_(There%27s_One_Coming_Home)" title="If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)">If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)</a>" <br />(1982) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Down and Out</b>" is a song written by <a href="/wiki/Dean_Dillon" title="Dean Dillon">Dean Dillon</a> and Frank Dycus, and recorded by American <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> artist <a href="/wiki/George_Strait" title="George Strait">George Strait</a>. It was released in August 1981 as the second single from his album <i><a href="/wiki/Strait_Country" title="Strait Country">Strait Country</a></i>. It peaked at number 16 on the United States <i>Billboard</i> Hot Country Singles chart and reached number 14 on the Canadian <i>RPM</i> Country Tracks chart.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Down_and_Out_(George_Strait_song)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kip Kirby of <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the "unmistakable Texas honkytonk flavor of this record puts it in the "Unwound" mold with heavy fiddle and string guitar and ripples of piano."<sup id="cite_ref-kirby_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kirby-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade, comparing the fiddle section to his previous single "Unwound" and says that it is "easy to imagine this filling the honky-tonk floors just as quickly." He states that even though Strait sings it well, the lyric is weak and generic.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chart_positions">Chart positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Down_and_Out_(George_Strait_song)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chart positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Down and Out" debuted at number 78 on the U.S. <i>Billboard</i> Hot Country Singles for the week of September 12, 1981. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="left">Chart (1981) </th> <th align="center">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Strait_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Strait-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Canadian <i>RPM</i> Country Tracks </td> <td align="center">14 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Down_and_Out_(George_Strait_song)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard magazine">Billboard</a></i>, September 5, 1981</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">George Strait: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1829/charts-awards/billboard-singles">Billboard Singles</a>. - <a href="/wiki/Allmusic" class="mw-redirect" title="Allmusic">Allmusic</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.countryuniverse.net/2011/07/01/retro-single-review-george-strait-down-and-out/">[1]</a> <i>Down and Out</i> review by Kevin John Coyne</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Strait-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Unwound_(song)" title="Unwound (song)">Unwound</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Down and Out</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_You%27re_Thinking_You_Want_a_Stranger_(There%27s_One_Coming_Home)" title="If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)">If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fool_Hearted_Memory" title="Fool Hearted Memory">Fool Hearted Memory</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Marina_del_Rey_(song)" title="Marina del Rey (song)">Marina del Rey</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Amarillo_by_Morning_(song)" title="Amarillo by Morning (song)">Amarillo by Morning</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Fire_I_Can%27t_Put_Out" title="A Fire I Can't Put Out">A Fire I Can't Put Out</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Look_So_Good_in_Love" title="You Look So Good in Love">You Look So Good in Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Right_or_Wrong_(1921_song)" title="Right or Wrong (1921 song)">Right or Wrong</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Fall_to_Pieces_Together" title="Let's Fall to Pieces Together">Let's Fall to Pieces Together</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Does_Fort_Worth_Ever_Cross_Your_Mind_(song)" title="Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (song)">Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cowboy_Rides_Away" title="The Cowboy Rides Away">The Cowboy Rides Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fireman_(song)" title="The Fireman (song)">The Fireman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Chair_(song)" title="The Chair (song)">The Chair</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_Something_Special_to_Me" title="You're Something Special to Me">You're Something Special to Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nobody_in_His_Right_Mind_Would%27ve_Left_Her" title="Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her">Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Ain%27t_Cool_to_Be_Crazy_About_You" title="It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You">It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ocean_Front_Property_(song)" title="Ocean Front Property (song)">Ocean Front Property</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_My_Ex%27s_Live_in_Texas" title="All My Ex's Live in Texas">All My Ex's Live in Texas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Am_I_Blue_(George_Strait_song)" title="Am I Blue (George Strait song)">Am I Blue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Famous_Last_Words_of_a_Fool" title="Famous Last Words of a Fool">Famous Last Words of a Fool</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_Blue_(George_Strait_song)" title="Baby Blue (George Strait song)">Baby Blue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_You_Ain%27t_Lovin%27_(You_Ain%27t_Livin%27)" title="If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')">If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby%27s_Gotten_Good_at_Goodbye" title="Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye">Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Going_On_in_Your_World" title="What's Going On in Your World">What's Going On in Your World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ace_in_the_Hole_(George_Strait_song)" title="Ace in the Hole (George Strait song)">Ace in the Hole</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Overnight_Success_(song)" title="Overnight Success (song)">Overnight Success</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b>1990s</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Without_End,_Amen" title="Love Without End, Amen">Love Without End, Amen</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Drinking_Champagne" title="Drinking Champagne">Drinking Champagne</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Come_to_Expect_It_from_You" title="I've Come to Expect It from You">I've Come to Expect It from You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Know_Me" title="If I Know Me">If I Know Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Know_Me_Better_Than_That" title="You Know Me Better Than That">You Know Me Better Than That</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Chill_of_an_Early_Fall" title="The Chill of an Early Fall">The Chill of an Early Fall</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lovesick_Blues" title="Lovesick Blues">Lovesick Blues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gone_as_a_Girl_Can_Get" title="Gone as a Girl Can Get">Gone as a Girl Can Get</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/So_Much_Like_My_Dad" title="So Much Like My Dad">So Much Like My Dad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Cross_My_Heart" title="I Cross My Heart">I Cross My Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heartland_(George_Strait_song)" title="Heartland (George Strait song)">Heartland</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_Did_You_Stop_Loving_Me" title="When Did You Stop Loving Me">When Did You Stop Loving Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Easy_Come,_Easy_Go_(George_Strait_song)" title="Easy Come, Easy Go (George Strait song)">Easy Come, Easy Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27d_Like_to_Have_That_One_Back" title="I'd Like to Have That One Back">I'd Like to Have That One Back</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Bug_(George_Jones_song)" title="Love Bug (George Jones song)">Lovebug</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Man_in_Love_with_You" title="The Man in Love with You">The Man in Love with You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Big_One_(George_Strait_song)" title="The Big One (George Strait song)">The Big One</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Can%27t_Make_a_Heart_Love_Somebody" title="You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody">You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Adalida" title="Adalida">Adalida</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lead_On_(song)" title="Lead On (song)">Lead On</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Check_Yes_or_No" title="Check Yes or No">Check Yes or No</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Know_She_Still_Loves_Me" title="I Know She Still Loves Me">I Know She Still Loves Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blue_Clear_Sky_(song)" title="Blue Clear Sky (song)">Blue Clear Sky</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Carried_Away_(George_Strait_song)" title="Carried Away (George Strait song)">Carried Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can_Still_Make_Cheyenne" title="I Can Still Make Cheyenne">I Can Still Make Cheyenne</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Mountain_(George_Jones_song)" title="King of the Mountain (George Jones song)">King of the Mountain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Night_at_a_Time" title="One Night at a Time">One Night at a Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Carrying_Your_Love_with_Me_(song)" title="Carrying Your Love with Me (song)">Carrying Your Love with Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Today_My_World_Slipped_Away" title="Today My World Slipped Away">Today My World Slipped Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Round_About_Way" title="Round About Way">Round About Way</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Just_Want_to_Dance_with_You" title="I Just Want to Dance with You">I Just Want to Dance with You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/True_(George_Strait_song)" title="True (George Strait song)">True</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Really_Shouldn%27t_Be_Doing_This" title="We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This">We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Meanwhile_(George_Strait_song)" title="Meanwhile (George Strait song)">Meanwhile</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Write_This_Down_(song)" title="Write This Down (song)">Write This Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Do_You_Say_to_That" title="What Do You Say to That">What Do You Say to That</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b>2000s</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Best_Day_(George_Strait_song)" title="The Best Day (George Strait song)">The Best Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_On_(George_Strait_song)" title="Go On (George Strait song)">Go On</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Make_Me_Come_Over_There_and_Love_You" title="Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You">Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_You_Can_Do_Anything_Else" title="If You Can Do Anything Else">If You Can Do Anything Else</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Run_(George_Strait_song)" title="Run (George Strait song)">Run</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Living_and_Living_Well" title="Living and Living Well">Living and Living Well</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/She%27ll_Leave_You_with_a_Smile" title="She'll Leave You with a Smile">She'll Leave You with a Smile</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tell_Me_Something_Bad_About_Tulsa" title="Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa">Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cowboys_Like_Us" title="Cowboys Like Us">Cowboys Like Us</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Desperately_(Bruce_Robison_song)" title="Desperately (Bruce Robison song)">Desperately</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Hate_Everything" title="I Hate Everything">I Hate Everything</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Be_There" title="You'll Be There">You'll Be There</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/She_Let_Herself_Go" title="She Let Herself Go">She Let Herself Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Seashores_of_Old_Mexico" title="The Seashores of Old Mexico">The Seashores of Old Mexico</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Give_It_Away_(George_Strait_song)" title="Give It Away (George Strait song)">Give It Away</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Just_Comes_Natural_(song)" title="It Just Comes Natural (song)">It Just Comes Natural</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wrapped_(Bruce_Robison_song)" title="Wrapped (Bruce Robison song)">Wrapped</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_%27bout_Them_Cowgirls" title="How 'bout Them Cowgirls">How 'bout Them Cowgirls</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Saw_God_Today" title="I Saw God Today">I Saw God Today</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Troubadour_(song)" title="Troubadour (song)">Troubadour</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/River_of_Love" title="River of Love">River of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Living_for_the_Night" title="Living for the Night">Living for the Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Twang_(song)" title="Twang (song)">Twang</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b>2010s</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Gotta_Get_to_You" title="I Gotta Get to You">I Gotta Get to You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Breath_You_Take" title="The Breath You Take">The Breath You Take</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_for_a_Good_Time_(song)" title="Here for a Good Time (song)">Here for a Good Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love%27s_Gonna_Make_It_Alright" title="Love's Gonna Make It Alright">Love's Gonna Make It Alright</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Drinkin%27_Man" title="Drinkin' Man">Drinkin' Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Give_It_All_We_Got_Tonight" title="Give It All We Got Tonight">Give It All We Got Tonight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_(George_Strait_song)" title="I Believe (George Strait song)">I Believe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Got_a_Car" title="I Got a Car">I Got a Car</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_It_Go_(George_Strait_song)" title="Let It Go (George Strait song)">Let It Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cold_Beer_Conversation_(song)" title="Cold Beer Conversation (song)">Cold Beer Conversation</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Every_Little_Honky_Tonk_Bar" title="Every Little Honky Tonk Bar">Every Little Honky Tonk Bar</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b>Other songs</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Murder_on_Music_Row" title="Murder on Music Row">Murder on Music Row</a>" <span 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