UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 01: Photo of Marc ALMOND and SOFT CELL; Marc Almond & Dave Ball (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns) Forty years ago, U.K. synthpop duo Soft Cell released 1981’s song of ...

Rihanna sampled Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" in order to create a hit that was more successful than the song she sampled.

Soft Cell catapulted to fame with their now-legendary mesmerizing cover of “ Tainted Love,” written by Ed Cobb and first recorded by American singer Gloria Jones in 1964.

Marking the first and last time Soft Cell will play Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (best known for the breakout hit “Tainted Love”) in the US and Canada, the trek kicks off on August 23rd in El Cajon ...

If knowing the words to “Tainted Love” describes the breadth of your appreciation for Soft Cell, their show at the YouTube theater this week wasn't for you. But it was for us.

And that brings us up to 1981, when Soft Cell covers "Tainted Love." Novena Carmel Gloria puts out one more album in 1982, just as Soft Cell is breaking records on the American charts. And this time, ...

Get ready to sing along to "Tainted Love," as Soft Cell visits the Masonic in San Francisco, YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, Magnolia in El Cajon.

Event details about Soft Cell in San Francisco on August 26, 2022 - watch, listen, photos and tickets ...

1980s synth-pop duo Soft Cell will re-release their debut album, 'Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret,' on October 20 through Mercury-EMI/UMR.