Wings
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Wings was a British-American rock band formed by Paul McCartney after The Beatles, known for hits like "Band on the Run" and "Live and Let Die."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
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rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Moody Blues
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Paul McCartney ⓘ Paul McCartney and Wings ⓘ The Beatles ⓘ |
| coFoundedBy |
Denny Laine
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Linda McCartney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1981 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| genre |
arena rock
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pop rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Denny Seiwell
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Geoff Britton ⓘ Henry McCullough ⓘ Jimmy McCulloch ⓘ Joe English ⓘ Laurence Juber ⓘ Steve Holley ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Denny Laine
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Linda McCartney ⓘ Paul McCartney ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| notableAchievement |
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
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Band on the Run won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
Live and Let Die ⓘ
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Live and Let Die was the title song for the James Bond film Live and Let Die
Mull of Kintyre became the first single to sell over two million copies in the UK ⓘ Wings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Wings had multiple number-one albums in the US Billboard 200 in the 1970s
Wings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Wings had multiple number-one singles in the US Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s
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| notableWork |
Back to the Egg
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Band on the Run ⓘ Band on the Run ⓘ
surface form:
Band on the Run (album)
Coming Up (live at Glasgow) ⓘ Goodnight Tonight ⓘ Helen Wheels ⓘ Hi, Hi, Hi ⓘ Jet ⓘ Junior's Farm ⓘ Let 'Em In ⓘ Listen to What the Man Said ⓘ Live and Let Die ⓘ London Town ⓘ Maybe I’m Amazed ⓘ
surface form:
Maybe I'm Amazed (live version)
Kintyre ⓘ
surface form:
Mull of Kintyre
My Love ⓘ Red Rose Speedway ⓘ Silly Love Songs ⓘ Venus and Mars ⓘ Wings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wings at the Speed of Sound
With a Little Luck ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Apple Records
NERFINISHED
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Capitol Records NERFINISHED ⓘ EMI ⓘ MPL Communications ⓘ |
| tour |
Wings
self-linksurface differs
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Wings Over America
Wings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wings Over Europe
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Wings at the Speed of Sound
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Wings had multiple number-one singles in the US Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s
this entity surface form:
Wings had multiple number-one albums in the US Billboard 200 in the 1970s
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album "Wild Life" (with Wings)
this entity surface form:
Wings at the Speed of Sound