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Soft Cell – Tainted Love (2:34)

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“Tainted Love”, composed by Ed Cobb and firstsung by Gloria Jones, attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, and has since been covered by numerous other groups and artists.

Soft Cell’s record label chose to release “Tainted Love” on July 7, 1981 as the band’s second single (their first was “Memorabilia”, which did not chart). The label implied that this single would be Soft Cell’s final release if the single did not sell. Produced by Mike Thorne, the track was recorded in a day and a half with the first of two vocal takes being ultimately used on the record. Buoyed by the then-dominant synthpop sound of the time, and a memorable performance on Top of the Pops, it rapidly reached number one on the UK singles chart, eventually repeating the feat in 17 territories.

The following year it charted in the US. Although it took a record-breaking 19 weeks to crack the US Top 40, the song eventually reached #8 and spent a then-record breaking 43 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
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  • leahsmommy420

    Take my tears and that's not nearly ALL...

    Sunday afternoon

  • bistec54

    carrete ochentero clásico

    Friday afternoon

  • freecat369

    in the 80's there were some people who just didn't get it......this ruled then and now.

    11 days ago

  • mooniswidowed

    Doctor Who listens to this 5 billion years later.

    13 days ago

  • jillyjingoes

    love it!!!

    19 days ago

  • Gab1701

    The beginning of long nights at the disco ;-)

    23 days ago

  • etaketak

    <3

    27 days ago

  • linkntinks

    I toss & turn, I can't sleep @ nite.....oooohhhhhh tainted luv.....

    28 days ago

  • cabodude

    look out weekends

    last month

  • RomeoAlpha52

    Welcome back to the 80s.Great.

    last month

  • stevarino

    Ski trip. Black Diamond PJ. Tom and the whiskey jar. Jamie.

    March 2012

  • lisabemine

    Ain't nothing like some tainted love. mmmmmmmmm

    March 2012

  • kikikirsche

    OHOHOOHOHO

    March 2012

  • fuckyouty1

    this is cool. I like new wave.

    March 2012

  • linkntinks

    ;0) I also Like Manson's version!!!

    March 2012

  • cromwell31

    No one can do this like Soft Cell. Not even Gloria Jones, who originally performed it. Almond's vocals are perfect. Ball's instrumentation shines throughout. Perfect song...

    March 2012

  • juhajaavalo

    1980´s British Pop sounds like The Music.

    March 2012

  • palecitrus

    Mr Flibble says, better tainted love than tainted beer.

    March 2012

  • thinminmeg

    fucking love this!!

    February 2012

  • kemp678

    80s classic! :o) :o) :o)

    February 2012
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