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Brett Young releases ‘Long Way Home’ from Mark Wahlberg film ‘Father Stu’

Brett Young has released new song ‘Long Way Home’, which is taken from the soundtrack of Mark Wahlberg film ‘Father Stu’.

The film, which opens in the US on 13th April 2022, was written and directed by Rosalind Ross and it stars Wahlberg in the titular role. Young wrote the track alongside Shay Mooney and Bear Rinehart, both of whom can be heard on backing vocals, and producer Jimmy Robbins.

ā€œI met Mark at a golf tournament a few months ago,ā€ Young shared. ā€œWe connected pretty quickly and he told me about an incredible project he was working on, and asked if Iā€™d be up for writing a song to capture the spirit of the movie. Within a few hours I was flying home with Shay, Bear and throwing ideas around and after watching an early screening the next day, we brought Jimmy in to help us put together something that we thought would be a perfect fit.ā€Ā 

Based on aĀ true story,Ā ‘Father Stu’Ā is an unflinchingly honest, funny andĀ ultimately uplifting drama about a lost soul who finds his purpose in aĀ mostĀ unexpected place. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart LongĀ (Mark Wahlberg) moves to L.A. dreaming of stardom.Ā While scraping by as aĀ supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen (Teresa Ruiz), a Catholic Sunday schoolĀ teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, theĀ longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her.

But surviving aĀ terrible motorcycleĀ accident leaves him wondering if he can use his secondĀ chance to help others find their way, leading to the surprising realizationĀ that he isĀ meant to be a Catholic priest. Despite a devastating health crisisĀ and the skepticism of Church officials and his estranged parents (Mel GibsonĀ andĀ Jacki Weaver), Stu pursues his vocation with courage and compassion, inspiringĀ not only those closest to him but countless others alongĀ the way.

Pip Ellwood-Hughes
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