The band Paul McCartney formed after the Beatles was Wings. He created the group in 1971 with his wife Linda McCartney, former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine and drummer Denny Seiwell.
Wings followed McCartney’s first two post-Beatles projects, the solo album McCartney and the album Ram. The group’s first album, Wild Life, was released in December 1971 and was credited to Wings. McCartney served as the principal singer, songwriter and bassist, while the lineup changed several times during the band’s decade of activity.
Wings initially struggled with critics who compared every release with the Beatles, but the group became one of the most successful rock acts of the 1970s. Its best-known songs include “Band on the Run,” “Jet,” “Live and Let Die,” “Silly Love Songs,” “Listen to What the Man Said” and “Mull of Kintyre.”
The name is sometimes written as Paul McCartney and Wings, but “Wings” is the standard and canonical answer. The Fireman was a separate electronic music collaboration between McCartney and producer Youth, while The Quarrymen was the earlier skiffle group that preceded the Beatles.