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Tainted Love

Soft Cell

1981

jaar
Top 40

5

piekpositie
Top 40

9

weken
Top 40

246

punten
Top 40

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Het originele nummer is geschreven door Ed Cobb en gezongen door Gloria Jones in 1964; het Engelse duo Soft Cell scoorde er in 1981 een grote hit mee.

Soft Cell heeft het nummer wat trager gemaakt en heeft er, door synthesizers en een drumcomputer te gebruiken in plaats van elektrische gitaren en blazers, de typische 80’s sound aan toegevoegd. Het legde de groep geen windeieren: in 17 landen scoorden ze een nummer 1-hit en het nummer stond 9 weken in de Nederlandse Top 40 met een 5e plek als hoogste notering.

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Artiest

Soft Cell

Titel A-kant

Tainted Love

Componist(en) A-kant

Ed Cobb

Producer(s) A-kant

Mike Thorne

Engineer(s) A-kant

Paul Hardiman

Titel B-kant

Where Did Our Love Go

Componist(en) B-kant

Holland, Dozier, Holland

Producer(s) B-kant

Mike Thorne

Engineer(s) B-kant

Paul Hardiman

Platenlabel

Vertigo

Catalogusnr

6059 448

Hoogste positie UK

1

Hoogste positie US

8

Album

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

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Songtekst

Sometimes I feel I've got to run away
I've got to get away
From the pain you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night

Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all

Tainted love (oooh)
Tainted love

Now I know I've got to run away
I've got to get away
You don't really want any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
And you'll think love is to pray
But I'm sorry I don't pray that way

Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all

Tainted love (oooh)
Tainted love

Don't touch me, please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm gonna pack my things and go

Tainted love (oooh)
Tainted love (oooh)
Tainted love (oooh)
Tainted love (oooh)
Touch me baby, tainted love)
Touch me baby, tainted love
Tainted love (oooh)
Tainted love (oooh)

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