the song tainted love came out in 1964.
the song tainted love came out in 1964.
when did the song tainted love come out?
1964
released in 1981, soft cell's "tainted love" was a no. 1 hit in 17 countries, including the united kingdom, as well as a no. 8 single in the united states during 1982, and went on to set a guinness world record at the time for the longest consecutive stay (43 weeks) on the us "billboard" hot 100 chart. the song's popularity developed slowly, needing 19 weeks to enter the us top 40. the a-side of the 12-inch single of "tainted love" actually featured a two-song medley, with "tainted love" blending into the motown classic "where did our love go" (originally recorded by the supremes, in 1964).
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"speak and destroy" spawned two singles: "tainted love" backed with "blasphemous girl", released in july 1999 and "terror" backed with "june 10th", released in october 1999.









































the singles were released on both cd and limited edition numbered vinyl. 1,000 copies of the "tainted love" single was released on red vinyl and 1,000 copies of the "terror" single were released on standard vinyl.









































the "tainted love" cd single was a 3 track single featuring the "tainted love" cover "blasphemous girl" and spoken word track "scars".
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