"Down and Out" is a song written and recorded by the American rock band Tantric. The song was released on February 19, 2008, as the lead single from their third studio album titled The End Begins. "Down and Out" was the first new release without the founding members Todd Whitener, Jesse Vest, and Matt Taul after their departures from the band leaving singer Hugo Ferreira as the band's only original member. The song was also the first release on their new record label "Silent Majority Group" after parting ways with their first label Maverick Records in March of 2006.