Tainted Love
| "Tainted Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Side B of official 1965 US single | ||||
| Single by Gloria Jones | ||||
| A-side | "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home" | |||
| Released | May 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
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| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | Champion (distributed by Vee-Jay) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Edward Cobb | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Cobb | |||
| Gloria Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"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. In 1981, the song attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell for their album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. The song has since been covered by numerous groups and artists.