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About This Track
“Tainted Love”, composed by Ed Cobb, sung 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.
Tainted Love”, composed by Ed Cobb, sung 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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Garrus_ENG wrote:
this brings back memories :3
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microphony wrote:
oh oh ohhhhh
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bowie-lover wrote:
When I was very very young, I thought it was "I told Santa I can't sleep at night!" instead of "I toss and turn..." Good job me.
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devision6 wrote:
Habe Marc Almond letztens in einen wunderbaren Britischen Mittelalterfilm gesehen ( ...mit Elecktrobeats ,ja wenn schon dann richtig,der Film war richtig gut ) Er hat fantastisch gespielt ....Naja er hat einfach Charisma ....!
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tolovaj wrote:
My favorite Soft Cell song ever:)
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tolovaj wrote:
My favorite Soft Cell song ever:)
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kikikirsche wrote:
OHOHOOHOHO
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fuckyouty1 wrote:
classic.
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chingbling wrote:
Very 80s. Very good.
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Miss-Kei wrote:
I didn't like the Marilyn Manson version it was tastless. Soft Cell makes the song more flavorable and crunchy.
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
Coneheads
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musikalmolz wrote:
Much better than the marilyn manson version, 80's
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FIVELisLLLLL wrote:
۞ :P
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KingFahtah wrote:
not as good as gloria jones
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kemp678 wrote:
whoa. this hits really close to home.
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INDEEDIAM wrote:
David and Mark really made some good kickass music.......................................
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RedjMusic wrote:
80s fave
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lisabemine wrote:
Great dirty dancing song. Come join me if you dare. Or will you run?
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nicorebel wrote:
Classic. Does anyone know what this song is about? If so, please tell me, thanks.
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jgarcia69 wrote:
I can't sleep at night!!!
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