Tainted Love - wikipedia Tainted Love `` Tainted Love '' Single by Gloria Jones A-side `` My Bad Boy 's Comin ' Home '' Released May 1965 Format 7 ``, 45 rpm Recorded 1964 Genre Northern soul, Rhythm and blues Label Champion ( distributed by Vee - Jay ) Songwriter ( s ) Ed Cobb Producer ( s ) Ed Cobb Gloria Jones singles chronology `` My Bad Boy 's Comin ' Home '' / `` Tainted Love '' ( 1965 ) `` Come Go with Me '' ( 1966 ) `` My Bad Boy 's Comin ' Home '' / `` Tainted Love '' ( 1965 ) `` Come Go with Me '' ( 1966 ) `` 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. Contents 1 Gloria Jones version ( 1965 ) 2 Soft Cell version ( 1981 ) 2.1 Chart performance 2.1. 1 Weekly singles charts 2.1. 2 Year - end charts 3 Marilyn Manson cover ( 2001 ) 3.1 Charts 4 References 5 Bibliography Gloria Jones version ( 1965 ) 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. Before Jones recorded the song, Cobb had offered it to the Standells, whom he managed and produced, but they, according to Nick Talevski, rejected it. The Standells themselves in their Facebook page denies a fact of offering from Cobb, as they were n't signed to Cobb 's company Greengrass Productions until 1966, some two years after Jones recording. In 1973, British club DJ Richard Searling purchased a copy of the almost decade - old single while on a trip to the United States. The track 's Motown - influenced sound ( featuring a fast tempo, horns, electric rhythm guitar and female backing vocals ) fit in perfectly with the music favoured by those involved in the UK 's Northern Soul club scene of the early 1970s, and Searling popularised the song at the Northern Soul club Va Va 's in Bolton, and later, at Wigan Casino. Owing to the new - found underground popularity of the song, Jones re-recorded `` Tainted Love '' in 1976 and released it as a single, but it also failed to chart. This version was released on her album Vixen and was produced by her boyfriend Marc Bolan. In 2014, NME ranked it number 305 in their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Soft Cell version ( 1981 ) `` Tainted Love '' Single by Soft Cell from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret A-side `` '' Tainted Love '' / `` Where Did Our Love Go '' '' B - side `` '' Memorabilia '' / `` Tainted Dub '' '' Released July 7, 1981 ( UK ) January 16, 1982 ( US ) Format 7 ``, 12 '' Recorded 1981 Genre Synthpop, new wave Length 2 : 34 ( album version ) 2 : 41 ( single version ) 8 : 58 ( extended dance version with `` Where Did Our Love Go ? '' cover ) ( `` 30 extended version of `` Where Did Our Love Go ? '' cover ) ( 11 : 04 ) Label Some Bizzare Sire / Warner Bros. Records ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Ed Cobb Producer ( s ) Mike Thorne Soft Cell singles chronology `` Memorabilia '' ( 1981 ) `` Tainted Love '' ( 1981 ) `` Bedsitter '' ( 1981 ) `` Memorabilia '' ( 1981 ) `` Tainted Love '' ( 1981 ) `` Bedsitter '' ( 1981 ) English vocal - and - synth duo Soft Cell became aware of the song through its status as a UK `` Northern Soul '' hit, and recorded a drastically different arrangement in 1981. The Soft Cell recording featured a slower tempo than Jones ' version, and was in the key of G rather than the original C to match Marc Almond 's lower voice. Synthesizers and rhythm machines replaced the original 's guitars, bass, drums, and horns. Soft Cell 's version was recorded in a day and a half with Almond 's first vocal take being used on the record. Producer Mike Thorne commented that he was surprised by the choice as he had not been impressed by the 1976 version on hearing it, but was impressed by the new arrangement and Almond 's sinister vocal : `` You could smell the coke on that second, Northern Soul version, it was really so over-ramped and so frantic. It was good for the dance floor, but I did n't like the record... when Soft Cell performed the song I heard a very novel sound and a very nice voice, so off we went. '' The band 's record label chose to release `` Tainted Love '' on July 7, 1981 as Soft Cell 's second single ( their first was `` Memorabilia '', which did not chart ). The Phonogram Records representatives implied that this single would be Soft Cell 's final release on Some Bizzare if the single did not sell. The 12 '' single version ( extended dance version ) was a medley, 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 spending a second week at number 100, it started climbing again. It took 19 weeks to crack the US Top 40. The song reached number 8 during the summer of 1982 and spent a then record - breaking 43 weeks on the Hot 100. A video was recorded specially for Soft Cell 's video album Non-Stop Exotic Video Show featuring band members David Ball as a cricketer meeting Marc Almond in a toga on Mount Olympus. A remixed version of the song was issued in 1991, seven years after Soft Cell 's dissolution in 1984. The video for the remix, directed by Peter Christopherson of Hipgnosis, features a man pacing at night and dancing with starry apparitions, while Almond sings amongst the stars. Christopherson 's band Coil had covered `` Tainted Love '' in 1985, with a music video that included a cameo appearance by Almond. Soft Cell 's version of `` Tainted Love '' ranked number 5 on VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 1980s. It was also heavily sampled on Rihanna 's 2006 single `` SOS '' and the Veronicas 's 2007 single `` Hook Me Up ''. In 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation 's fourth favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV. Chart performance Weekly singles charts Chart ( 1981 - 82 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada ( RPM 50 Singles ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 7 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 8 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 12 Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position UK ( Official Charts Company ) 43 Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Ireland ( IRMA ) UK ( Official Charts Company ) 5 Chart ( 1999 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 24 US Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales 6 Year - end charts Chart ( 1981 ) Rank UK Singles Chart ( 1982 ) Rank Australia Canada ( RPM ) 7 New Zealand 14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11 Marilyn Manson cover ( 2001 ) `` Tainted Love '' Single by Marilyn Manson from the album Not Another Teen Movie soundtrack and The Golden Age of Grotesque Released November 2001 Genre Electronic rock Length 3 : 20 Label Nothing / Interscope / Universal Records Songwriter ( s ) Ed Cobb Producer ( s ) Marilyn Manson, Tim Sköld Marilyn Manson singles chronology `` The Nobodies '' ( 2001 ) `` Tainted Love '' ( 2001 ) `` Mobscene '' ( 2003 ) `` The Nobodies '' ( 2001 ) `` Tainted Love '' ( 2001 ) `` Mobscene '' ( 2003 ) American band Marilyn Manson covered `` Tainted Love '' with an arrangement based on Soft Cell 's version, and released it in 2001 as a single from the Not Another Teen Movie soundtrack. It was later included on the band 's following album The Golden Age of Grotesque as a bonus track. The band 's frontman Marilyn Manson states in the Kerrang ! interview that he was n't `` really thinking about ' 80s nostalgia '' during the recording, while realising it as a main concept behind the soundtrack. Released in the UK on March 23, 2002, it is the band 's biggest hit in that country. The song entered the UK singles chart at number 6 the week before its official release date, as a result of substantial import sales. The song reached its peak position of number 5 the following week, and spent a total of 22 weeks in the Top 75. The song topped the Portuguese chart. It was nominated for the Kerrang ! Award for Best Single in 2002. Charts Chart ( 2001 - 02 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 18 Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) 16 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 11 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 7 Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 11 France ( SNEP ) 25 Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) 11 Italy ( FIMI ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 44 Norway ( VG - lista ) 7 Poland ( Polish Singles Chart ) 20 Portugal ( Billboard ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 11 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK ( Official Charts Company ) 5 US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 30 US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 33 References Jump up ^ Miller 2011, p. 119. Jump up ^ `` Tainted Love -- Songlexikon ''. Songlexikon.de. Retrieved July 25, 2013. Jump up ^ Various Versions Of Tainted Love. YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2013. Jump up ^ Rob Finnis ; Tony Rounce ( 2008 ). 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Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Preceded by `` Japanese Boy '' by Aneka UK number - one single ( Soft Cell version ) September 5, 1981 -- September 18, 1981 Succeeded by `` Prince Charming '' by Adam and the Ants Preceded by `` Trouble '' by Lindsey Buckingham Australian Kent Music Report number - one single ( Soft Cell version ) February 22, 1982 -- March 8, 1982 Succeeded by `` Centerfold '' by The J. Geils Band Preceded by `` Centerfold '' by The J. 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Question: who was the first to record the song tainted love
Answer: Gloria Jones