"Sinner's Prayer" is a song by American rock musician

Sully Erna Salvatore Paul Erna Jr. (born February 7, 1968) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter, best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for rock band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, drummer, and percussionist, performing these o ...

. It is the lead single from his 2010 debut album '' Avalon''. The song was originally written for Sylvester Stallone's blockbuster '' The Expendables'' but later taken off the film and soundtrack during post-production. However, the song is reinstated back in the film in the extended director's cut during the films new opening credits sequence.

Background

In 2008, after Godsmack members started working on their side-project, Another Animal, Sully Erna began work on his first solo album. With the help of singer

Lisa Guyer Lisa Guyer (born October 25, 1963) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She was born into a musical family that put on shows in their community, and Guyer learned to sing and dance by age four. Guyer's vocal skills are completely s ...

, whom he'd previously worked with on Hollow, Sully Erna worked on the album through 2009, and "Sinner's Prayer" was chosen to become the first official single to be released from ''Avalon''. On September 25, Sully Erna told the Artisan News Service in a video interview that he was approached to record "Sinner's Prayer" for this year's

Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, h ...

blockbuster " The Expendables", which will also feature Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke and Randy Couture. Few months later, it was reported that the song won't make it as one of the soundtracks of that movie, with Sully Erna stating that "It’s a long story, but the short of it is, I lost the movie. Stallone decided to change out the scene that the song was married to. So since the scene went, so did the music. Very sad about that." Despite not making it into the theatrical cut, the track eventually made its way into the extended cut, which premiered on various On Demand services in April 2011.

Release

On August 3, the single made its way to radio stations in the United States.

Release history

Digital download

"Sinner's Prayer" became available to download on August 3, which is the same date it is being heard on local radio stations across the country for the first time."Amazon.com: Sinner's Prayer: Sully Erna: MP3 Downloads"
''Amazon.com''. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.

Track listing

References

{{Sully Erna American hard rock songs 2010 singles Songs written by Sully Erna 2010 songs Universal Republic Records singles