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Wings

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Rock
Pop rock
Soft rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Band on the Run triple-sided hit density forged 1970s FM staples.

Live and Let Die brass chaos proved Bond scoring belonged in rock set lists.

Denny Laine and rotating line-ups let McCartney flex sideman chemistry.

High-bitrate streams keep tape slap, McCartney bass sigh, and vocal doubles.

Paul McCartney formed Wings in 1971 with his wife Linda and Denny Laine. Wild Life (1971) was followed by Red Rose Speedway (1973) with My Love, and Band on the Run (1973), recorded in Lagos, Nigeria, became their classic. Venus and Mars (1975) and Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) were also hits.

Wings Over America (1976) was a triple live album. The band ended in 1981 and its members went their separate ways.

Wings: recent news, 2020–2026

2023 Denny Laine, the co-founder of Wings, died in December at the age of 79.
2024 Wings: One Hand Clapping, a long-lost studio performance filmed in 1974, was released in June.

Interesting facts about Wings

01 Rock band led by Paul McCartney formed in London in 1971 after The Beatles.
02 Band on the Run (1973) reached number one on both the UK and US album charts.
03 Won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for Band on the Run in 1975.
04 Band on the Run was partly recorded in Lagos, Nigeria.
05 Wings Over America (1976) was a triple live album.