Tainted Love (No.19)

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The Original Version of "Tainted Love" was written by Ed Cobb, and was first recorded by Gloria Jones.

However, it wasn't untill Soft Cell recorded their version of the song in 1981 that the song had the success that it did.

The single hit the No.1 spot on the UK Charts in August 1981, and also hit the No.5 spot 10 years later when it was re-released.