Which group had a 1981 hit with 'Tainted Love'?
Tainted Love Tainted Love "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. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists. American artist Gloria Jones recorded the original version of "Tainted Love", which was written and produced by Ed Cobb. It was the B-side of her 1965 single "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home", which was a commercial flop, failing to chart in either the US or the UK. According to Nick Talevski,
Tainted Love transitioning to a cover of the Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go" halfway through the song. Buoyed by the then-dominant synthpop sound of the time and a memorable performance on "Top of the Pops", "Tainted Love" rapidly reached number 1 on the UK singles chart. "Tainted Love" was the best-selling single of 1981 in the UK and has sold 1.35 million copies as of August 2017. On the US chart dated January 16, 1982, the song entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 90. It appeared to peak at number 64 and fell to number 100 on February 27. After