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“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.
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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BreOl wrote:
Geiles Stück Musikgeschichte
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Elssie21 wrote:
Such a great tune =) =) =)
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myfavnotes69 wrote:
Awesome from start to finish!!!!!!!
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PhatBasta wrote:
I cannot stand the way you tease....great top 5 80s song
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papiamoruno wrote:
So hot , so "London"
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robertswi wrote:
"I can't sleep at night..." amazing lyrics and amazing tune
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SWP267 wrote:
here's another one on the list of top 5 from the best ever 80s hits !! "take my tears and thats not nearly all ... " .. geez ... all the lyrics are great ... "once i ran to you .. now i run from you" ... TAINTED LOVE .. I love what "android9791 wrote" ... it's perfect !!
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Krayzies wrote:
Gets me horny....
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android9791 wrote:
fuckin awesome track.
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OskiRocks wrote:
...now I run from you!
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TheLoveGuru wrote:
Classic, =)>
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cameron279 wrote:
i cant get this song out of my head!!! , which is quite good actually
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maghat wrote:
perfect
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luisa20051972 wrote:
...but I toss and turn I can't sleep at night...
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insanity32 wrote:
classic!! love it
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dshelleyic wrote:
put your watered down lager down and get onto the floor at the Barn in Worcester - start clicking those fingers boyz
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Patchoro wrote:
Imho a perfect song.
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chriscompi wrote:
Der KLASSIKER schlechthin.. *****
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Fluxoflex wrote:
to scrappy22 - soft cell DID a cover..... ;) look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainted_Love
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blueskyfrank wrote:
Amazing classic!!!
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