# Wings discography

The discography of the British-American rock band Wings, also known as Paul McCartney and Wings, consisted of seven studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, 29 singles and 19 music videos. Founded in 1971 by former Beatle Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney, Denny Laine and Denny Seiwell after the release of the McCartneys' album Ram, the band made their debut with Wild Life, released in December that year. The album garnered minimal commercial success and received generally poor reviews. In 1972, the band added Henry McCullough to the lineup and released several non-album singles, including "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", "Mary Had a Little Lamb", and "Hi, Hi, Hi", before releasing their second album, Red Rose Speedway, in 1973. While receiving mixed reviews, the album and its lead single, "My Love" were huge commercial successes, both reaching number one in the US charts. Wings' continued their commercial success with the title track to the James Bond film Live and Let Die. At the beginning of the recording sessions for their next album, McCullough and Seiwell left the band prompting the McCartneys and Laine to record their next album as a trio. Backed by the successful singles, "Jet" and the title track, the album, Band on the Run, became Wings' most successful album, reaching number one in both the US and the UK. The album also garnered highly positive reviews from critics and significantly restored McCartney's tarnished post-Beatles reputation.
Following Band on the Run, Scottish musician Jimmy McCulloch and English drummer Geoff Britton joined the band and recorded their next single, "Junior's Farm". During the sessions for their follow-up album, Britton left the band and was replaced by American musician Joe English. Backed by the number one single "Listen to What the Man Said", the album, Venus and Mars, wasn't as well-received as Band on the Run, but was nevertheless a commercial success, reaching number one. After Venus and Mars, the band embarked on a highly successful world tour in 1975. Their fifth album, Wings at the Speed of Sound, was recorded and released in between legs of the tour. The album saw the first time a Wings' album featured every member on lead vocals at least once. While the album received lukewarm reviews, it was a commercial success, supported by the number one singles, "Silly Love Songs" and "Let 'Em In". The live album Wings over America was released after the tour's end and was a huge commercial success, becoming the band's fifth number one album.
In late 1977, Wings' released "Mull of Kintyre" as a double A-side with "Girls' School". The single reached number one in the UK and remains one of the best selling UK singles of all time. After "Mull of Kintyre", the band released their next studio album, London Town, in 1978. Preceded by the successful hit, "With a Little Luck", the album was another commercial success for the group, and received positive reviews from critics. Despite strong album sales, the post-album singles, "I've Had Enough" and "London Town", were not as successful. After the album's release, McCulloch and English both left the group. The band followed London Town with the successful single "Goodnight Tonight" in 1979. The band's next album, Back to the Egg, saw the addition of Laurence Juber and Steve Holley to the lineup. Released in 1979, Back to the Egg was a major failure, received very negative reviews from critics and failed to produce any hits. After the band toured the UK, McCartney was arrested in Japan for possession of marijuana, cancelling a planned tour in 1980. After McCartney released his second solo album, McCartney II, Wings officially disbanded in 1981.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | ITA | JPN | NLD | NOR | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Wild Life | Released: 7 December 1971 Label: Apple | 11 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | US: Gold CAN: Gold |
| Red Rose Speedway (Paul McCartney & Wings) | Released: 4 May 1973 Label: Apple | 5 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | US: Gold UK: Gold CAN: Platinum |
| Band on the Run (Paul McCartney & Wings) | Released: 5 December 1973 Label: Apple | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | US: 3× Platinum UK: Platinum FRA: Gold CAN: Platinum UK: Gold (Remastered in 2010) |
| Venus and Mars | Released: 27 May 1975 Label: Capitol | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | US: Platinum UK: Platinum CAN: Platinum |
| Wings at the Speed of Sound | Released: 26 March 1976 Label: Capitol | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | US: Platinum UK: Gold FRA: Gold |
| London Town | Released: 31 March 1978 Label: Parlophone (UK) Capitol (US) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | US: Platinum AUS: Platinum UK: Gold FRA: Gold GER: Gold NLD: Platinum |
| Back to the Egg | Released: 8 June 1979 Label: Parlophone (worldwide) Columbia (North America) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | US: Platinum UK: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | JPN | NLD | NOR | NZL | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Wings over America | Released: 10 December 1976 Label: Capitol | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | US: Platinum UK: Gold CAN: Platinum |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | JPN | NLD | NOR | NZL | SWE | US | Certifications |
| Wings Greatest | Released: 2 November 1978 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 32 | 29 | US: Platinum UK: Platinum CAN: Platinum |
| Wingspan: Hits and History (Paul McCartney) | Released: 7 May 2001 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 2 | US: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold NZL: Gold UK: Gold US: Gold (Video LongForm) |
| One Hand Clapping (Paul McCartney & Wings) | Released: 14 June 2024 Label: Apple | 10 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 74 | |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | UK | US | US AC | AUS | CAN | GER | JPN | NLD | NOR | NZ | Certifications | Album |
| 1972 | "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (instrumental) | 16 | 21 | — | 17 | 46 | — | 31 | — | — | — | | non-album singles |
| 1972 | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" "Little Woman Love" | 9 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 41 | — | 41 | 13 | — | 13 | | non-album singles |
| 1972 | "Hi, Hi, Hi" "C Moon" | 5 | 10 | — | 29 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 20 | | non-album singles |
| 1973 | "My Love" "The Mess" (live) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 3 | US: Gold | Red Rose Speedway |
| 1973 | "Live and Let Die" "I Lie Around" | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 20 | UK: Silver US: Gold | Live and Let Die |
| 1973 | "Helen Wheels" "Country Dreamer" | 12 | 10 | — | 17 | 4 | 33 | 56 | 23 | — | 14 | | Band on the Run (US only) |
| 1973 | "Jet" "Let Me Roll It" (UK & 2nd pressings of US) "Mamunia" (US 1st pressings only) | 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 2 | UK: Gold RMNZ: Platinum | Band on the Run |
| 1973 | "Mrs Vandebilt" (Not a US/UK single) "Bluebird" | — | — | — | 41 | — | 33 | — | 7 | — | 9 | | Band on the Run |
| 1974 | "Band on the Run" "Zoo Gang" (UK) "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) | 3 | 1 | 22 | — | 1 | 22 | 58 | 7 | — | 1 | US: Gold UK: Gold | Band on the Run |
| 1974 | "Junior's Farm" "Sally G" | 16 | 3 | — | 12 | 10 | — | 77 | — | 9 | 3 | | non-album singles |
| 1974 | "Walking in the Park with Eloise" "Bridge On the River Suite" (both sides credited to The Country Hams) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album singles |
| 1975 | "Listen to What the Man Said" "Love in Song" | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 7 | US: Gold | Venus and Mars |
| 1975 | "Letting Go" "You Gave Me the Answer" | 41 | 39 | — | 34 | 62 | — | 64 | — | — | — | | Venus and Mars |
| 1975 | "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" "Magneto and Titanium Man" | — | 12 | — | 34 | 12 | — | 99 | — | — | — | | Venus and Mars |
| 1976 | "Silly Love Songs" "Cook of the House" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 66 | 11 | 9 | 8 | US: Gold UK: Silver RMNZ: Gold | Wings at the Speed of Sound |
| 1976 | "Let 'Em In" "Beware My Love" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 29 | — | 25 | — | 13 | US: Gold UK: Silver | Wings at the Speed of Sound |
| 1977 | "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) "Soily" (live) | 28 | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | 61 | — | — | — | | Wings over America |
| 1977 | "Seaside Woman" "B Side to Seaside" (both sides credited to Suzy and the Red Stripes) | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album singles |
| 1977 | "Mull of Kintyre" "Girls' School" | 1 | — 33 | 45 — | 1 | 44 34 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 1 | UK: 2× Platinum GER: Gold | non-album singles |
| 1978 | "With a Little Luck" "Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link" | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | — | 11 | 6 | 14 | UK: Silver | London Town |
| 1978 | "I've Had Enough" "Deliver Your Children" | 42 | 25 | — | 99 | 24 | — | — | 13 | — | — | | London Town |
| 1978 | "London Town" "I'm Carrying" | 60 | 39 | 17 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | | London Town |
| 1979 | "Goodnight Tonight" "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" | 5 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 77 | 24 | — | 6 | US: Gold CAN: Gold UK: Silver | non-album single |
| 1979 | "Old Siam, Sir" (UK/Europe single only) "Spin It On" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Back to the Egg |
| 1979 | "Getting Closer" "Baby's Request" (UK) "Spin It On" (US) | 60 | 20 | — | 57 | 18 | — | — | 29 | — | — | | Back to the Egg |
| 1979 | "Arrow Through Me" (US/Canada single only) "Old Siam, Sir" | — | 29 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | | Back to the Egg |
| 1980 | "Coming Up" (Paul McCartney) "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (Paul McCartney & Wings) "Lunchbox/Odd Sox" (Paul McCartney & Wings) | 2 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 66 | 20 | 2 | 2 | US: Gold UK: Silver | McCartney II |
| 1985 | "Spies Like Us" (Paul McCartney) "My Carnival" (Paul McCartney & Wings) | 13 | 7 | — | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album single |
| 1990 | "Put It There" (Paul McCartney) "Mama's Little Girl" "Same Time Next Year" (12" single only) (Paul McCartney & Wings) | 32 | — | 11 | — | 9 | 60 | — | 82 | — | — | | Flowers in the Dirt |
| 2016 | "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" remix (Wings vs. Timo Maas and James Teej) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album single |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released in respective region ||||||||||||||

## Other appearances

| Year | Album | Artist | Comment |
| 1973 | Live and Let Die | George Martin | The soundtrack album of the James Bond film, it includes the title song performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. |
| 1974 | McGear | Mike McGear | An album by Paul McCartney's brother Michael (then known as Mike McGear of The Scaffold). It featured him on lead vocals and as co-lyricist, with Wings as his backing band. |
| 1975 | Sold Out | The Scaffold | "Liverpool Lou" and the non-album B-side "Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam" were performed by Wings and produced by Paul McCartney. |
| 1977 | Holly Days | Denny Laine | An album of Buddy Holly covers recorded by the core Wings threesome (Paul, Linda McCartney and Denny Laine), with Laine on lead vocals. |
| 1980 | Japanese Tears | Denny Laine | Three songs on the album, "Send Me The Heart", "I Would Only Smile" and "Weep For Love", were recorded by different incarnations of Wings, with Denny Laine on lead vocals. |
| 1981 | Concerts for the People of Kampuchea | Various Artists | A live album recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, in December 1979 to benefit Cambodian refugees. The album includes three songs performed by Wings ("Got to Get You into My Life", "Every Night", "Coming Up") and three songs performed by the McCartney-led supergroup Rockestra ("Lucille", "Let It Be", "Rockestra Theme") |
| 1982 | Standard Time | Laurence Juber | The song "Maisie" is performed by Wings. |
| 1998 | Wide Prairie | Linda McCartney | Eight tracks on the album featured different incarnations of Wings: previously unreleased "Wide Prairie", "New Orleans", "Love's Full Glory", "I Got Up" and "Oriental Nightfish"; two tracks that were originally released under the name Suzy and the Red Stripes, "Seaside Woman" and "B-Side to Seaside"; and "Cook of the House" from Wings at the Speed of Sound |
| 2003 | Music from the Motion Picture The In-Laws | Various Artists | The soundtrack to the 2003 re-make of the film "The In-Laws". It includes three songs performed by Wings: the previously unreleased "A Love for You", an alternate version of "Live and Let Die", and "I'm Carrying" from London Town album. |

## Videography
### Video albums

| Title | Album details | Notes |
| Rockshow (Paul McCartney & Wings) | Released: 26 November 1980 | Concert/Documentary of the 1976 "Wings Over America" tour. |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1972 | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (4 versions) | Nicholas Ferguson |
| 1972 | "Hi, Hi, Hi" | Steven Turner |
| 1972 | "C Moon" | Steven Turner |
| 1973 | "My Love" | Mick Rock |
| 1973 | "Helen Wheels" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
| 1974 | "Mamunia" | Jim Quick |
| 1974 | "Band on the Run" | Michael Coulson |
| 1974 | "Junior's Farm" | David Litchfield |
| 1976 | "Silly Love Songs" | Gordon Bennett |
| 1977 | "Mull of Kintyre" (version 1) | Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
| 1977 | "Mull of Kintyre" (version 2) | Nicholas Ferguson |
| 1978 | "With a Little Luck" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
| 1978 | "I've Had Enough" | Keith McMillan |
| 1978 | "London Town" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
| 1979 | "Goodnight Tonight" (3 versions) | Keith McMillan |
| 1979 | "Getting Closer" | Keith McMillan |
| 1979 | "Spin It On" | Keith McMillan |
| 1979 | "Again and Again and Again" | Keith McMillan |
| 1979 | "Old Siam, Sir" | Keith McMillan |
| 1979 | "Arrow Through Me" | Keith McMillan |
| 1979 | "Winter Rose / Love Awake" | Keith McMillan |
| 1979 | "Baby's Request" | Keith McMillan |
| 1979 | "Rockestra Theme" | Barry Chattington and Keith McMillan |

## Documentaries

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1979 | Wings Over the World Released: 1979 | Documentary about the Wings Over the World tour. |
| 1980 | Concert for Kampuchea Released: August 1980 | Concert film of the best live performances that took place at the Hammersmith Odeon, in December 1979, to raise money for Cambodia. |
| 1981 | Back to the Egg Released: 10 June 1981 | TV special containing music videos to promote the album Back to the Egg. |
| 2001 | Wingspan – An Intimate Portrait Released: 13 November 2001 | Documentary about Paul McCartney's musical career. It covers the period after the Beatles' split up until the disbanding of Wings. |