Tainted Love

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Tainted Love by Soft Cell

About Tainted Love

"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. .

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About this song

Credited to: Soft Cell
Album: Classic Dad Rock · Track 10 of 46
Released: September 12, 2025
Duration: 2:40
On Last.fm: 1,933,798 listeners on Last.fm

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Sympathy For The Devil - 50th Anniversary Edition / Remastered 2018 by The Rolling Stones ,
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Glycerine - Remastered 2014 by Bush ,
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Tom Sawyer by Rush ,
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Rock'n Me by Steve Miller Band ,
Radio Ga Ga - Remastered 2011 by Queen ,
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So Lonely - Remastered 2003 by The Police ,
Nothin' But A Good Time - Remastered 2006 by Poison ,
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Take The Money And Run by Steve Miller Band ,
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Brown Sugar - Remastered 2009 by The Rolling Stones ,
Show Me The Way by Peter Frampton ,
Limelight by Rush ,
Lonely Is The Night - Remastered 2010 by Billy Squier ,
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