Latest Release
- 14 JUN 2024
- 6 Songs
- Pema Tenzin · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
- One Hand Clapping (Live Sessions) · 2024
Essential Albums
- Recorded under less than ideal circumstances in Lagos, Nigeria after two key members quit, Band on the Run was Wings' make-or-break moment. The rough-and-ready studio sound adds some welcome grit on rockers like "Jet" and the affectionate John Lennon tribute "Let Me Roll It". Elsewhere, the title track is one of McCartney's most soaring multi-part pop masterpieces, and "Bluebird" is a tender acoustic love song. Quirkier material, like the playful "Mrs. Vandebilt" and "Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)", adds even more depth.
Albums
Music Videos
- 2022
- 2022
- 2010
- 1974
Artist Playlists
- The band that proved Paul was so much more than just a Beatle.
Compilations
About Wings
Led by former Beatle Paul McCartney, Wings was one of the most successful pop rock bands of the 1970s, with 7 Top 10 albums, a Platinum-selling live LP, and more than 20 awards. ∙ After a post-Beatles solo album (McCartney) and a collaborative LP with his wife Linda (RAM), McCartney formed the band Wings and released their debut, Wild Life, in 1971. ∙ “Live and Let Die”—their theme song for the 1973 James Bond film of the same name—was a No. 1 hit, won a Grammy award, and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. ∙ Wings’ 1973 LP, Band on the Run, was a multi-Platinum, international chart-topping smash, thanks to a pair of hit singles: “Jet” and the Grammy-winning signature title track. ∙ The group’s ’75-’76 world tour spawned a triple-LP live album (Wings Over America), a TV special (Wings Over the World), and a theatrical concert film (Rockshow). ∙ The bagpipe-fueled “Mull of Kintyre”—their 1977 double-Platinum standalone single—ended up becoming the band’s only UK No. 1 hit and was the first song to sell over 2 million copies in England. ∙ The Grammy-winning “Rockestra Theme” from Wings’ final studio LP, 1979’s Back to the Egg, featured such all-star guests as David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, and John Bonham.
- ORIGIN
- London, England
- FORMED
- 1971
- GENRE
- Rock