Wings Over the World

For other uses, see Wings Over the World (disambiguation).

Wings Over the World is a 1979 television music documentary film featuring the rock band Wings.^[1] It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed Wings Over the World tour of 1975-1976,^[2] together with behind-the-scenes footage.^[3] Also included is a short excerpt of Wings rehearsing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts before their 1972 UK university tour.^[4] Problems with the audio from the 1976 live performances delayed the film's release until 16 March 1979 in the United States (on CBS) and 8 April 1979 in the United Kingdom (on BBC2),^[2][5][6] by which time, band members Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English had left the group and been replaced.^[7]

Wings Over the World
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Running time	73 minutes
Production company	MPL Communications
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	16 March 1979 (1979-03-16)
Network	BBC2
Release	8 April 1979 (1979-04-08)

In 2013, the film was released on DVD as part of the deluxe edition of the Wings over America live album.^[8]

Program content

Chapters as per the DVD

1. "Jet" (live)
   "Bip Bop" / "Hey Diddle" (Scotland, 6 June 1971)
   "Lucille" (first Wings rehearsals)
2. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live)
   [Wings at Elstree, July 1975]
   "Live and Let Die" (live)
3. [Glasgow, Scotland]
   [Perth, Australia]
   "Band on the Run"
   "Letting Go" (live)
4. "You Gave Me the Answer"
   [Sydney]
   "Honey Don't" / "Yesterday" (soundcheck)
   "Yesterday" (live)
5. "The Long and Winding Road"
   "Silly Love Songs" (soundcheck)
   "Magneto and Titanium Man" (live)
6. "Silly Love Songs" (live)
   "The Long and Winding Road"
7. "Go Now" (live)
8. "Beware My Love" (live)
   "The Long and Winding Road"
   Let 'Em In (live)
9. "Band on the Run" (live)
   [Seattle]
10. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" (live)
    [Los Angeles]
11. "Hi, Hi, Hi" (live)
12. "Soily" (live)
    "Listen to What the Man Said" (credits)