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 Charlatans (English band) At Delamere Forest" was released as a five-part download for a limited time via their official website. The band contributed the song "Blank Heart, Blank Mind" to a "Love Music, Hate Racism" compilation CD which came free with the October 2007 issue of the "NME". Later the same month, the new single "You Cross My Path" was released as a free download exclusively through the XFM website. A second single "Oh! Vanity" emerged in March 2008, as The Charlatans teamed up with XFM once again, becoming the first UK band to release an album (their tenth studio album "You Cross