Paul McCartney and Wings not get along well, adding to his upset with Wings. In April 1981, Laine announced he was leaving Wings, citing the lack of tour plans as the reason. While Laine's departure effectively ended the band, a spokesman for McCartney said that Wings still continued as an active concept. McCartney finally acknowledged the band no longer existed while promoting the release of "Tug of War" in 1982. Suzy and the Red Stripes was a pseudonym used by the group for the release of the Linda McCartney and Wings single "Seaside Woman" in 1977. It was the only release by Wings under
The White Stripes on February 12, 2007, it was confirmed that the band had signed a single album deal with Warner Bros. Records. The White Stripes' sixth album, "Icky Thump", was released on June 19, 2007 on Warner Bros. Records. This was their first record with Warner Bros., since V2 closed in 2006, and it was released on a one-album contract. "Icky Thump" entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, and debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 with 223,000 copies sold. By late July, "Icky Thump" was certified gold in the United States. As of March 8, 2008, the album