Music video by Soft Cell performing Tainted Love (Video).© 1981 Mercury Records Limited

" Tainted Love " is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. [3] In 1981, the song attained …

Soft Cell’s 1981 synth-pop hit “Tainted Love” is a remake of a 1964 Gloria Jones song. Jones’ song was a B-side to “My Bad Boy’s Comin’ Home,” a Motown single that flopped.

"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell was number-one hit on the Singles Chart and the best-selling single of 1981 in the UK. In the USA, the song spent 43 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Tainted love” refers to love that has been corrupted or spoiled, making it unhealthy and painful. It symbolizes a relationship that was once good but has turned toxic over time.

Watch the Tainted Love music video by Soft Cell on Apple Music.

Dec 29, 2023 · The catchy hook of ‘Tainted Love’ disguises a tale of heartache and emotional suffering. Soft Cell’s Marc Almond delivers the lyrics with a touch of resigned melancholy, his …

Tainted Love has two videos. The original features band members Marc Almond and David Ball in togas on Mount Olympus with Marc Almond as Marc Antony and a little girl as Cleopatra.

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Jun 2, 2025 · Forty years after Soft Cell turned a Northern Soul club classic into an electro-pop hit, ‘Tainted Love’ has hit a billion Spotify listens.