Tainted Love

This article is about the song

• for the single see Tainted Love (single)
• for the bootleg see Tainted Love (bootleg)

"Tainted Love"
Song by Marilyn Manson
Album	Music from the Motion Picture Not Another Teen Movie
Released	December 4, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	3:21
Label	Maverick
Writer	Ed Cobb
Composer	Ed Cobb
Producer	Marilyn Manson, Tim Skold, Ben Grosse
External links	Search ISRC Search at Musicstax

"Tainted Love" is a track originally featured on the Not Another Teen Movie soundtrack. The song is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous other groups and artists.

Appearances

Albums

• The Golden Age of Grotesque (Import version)
• Lest We Forget – The Best Of

Singles

• Tainted Love

Soundtracks

• Not Another Teen Movie

Versions

• "Tainted Love" — Appears on the Not Another Teen Movie Soundtrack, The Golden Age of Grotesque import version, and Lest We Forget – The Best Of.
• "Tainted Love (Re-Tainted Interpretation)" — Appears on the "MOBSCENE" Australia single and the "This Is the New Shit" single.

Music Video

The video, shot during the weekend of April 21, 2001, begins with Manson pulling up in a 1969 Lincoln, with a skull and cross design on the front and license plate reading "goth thng", to a large house where a party is taking place that fits with "Not Another Teen Movie", in which the song was first featured. As Manson enters the party he brings a "goth" crowd into it and even the party itself takes a "goth" like turn, as girls in black begin to dance with Manson and the party begins to become increasingly Manson-like rather than the sterotypical jocks and cheerleaders seen partying at the beginning of the video. The video was directed by Philip G. Atwell, who is better known for his work on videos with Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent.

Manson has said of the video's content that "I hope everyone was able to enjoy the seething sarcasm in the video and notice that it was just plain entertaining to those of us who made it. As I am between records, I really felt the music world needed something a little less serious right now. If you don't get it or like it, that's your call."

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Lyrics

    Sometimes I feel I've got to
    Run away I've got to
    Get away
    From the pain you drive in 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 run from you
    This tainted love you've given
    I'll give you all a boy could give you
    Take my tears and that's not nearly all
    Tainted love... oh
    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
    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 run from you
    This tainted love you've given
    I'll give you all a boy could give you
    Take my tears and that's not nearly all
    Tainted love... oh
    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 going to pack my things and go
    
    Touch me baby, tainted love
    Touch me baby, tainted love
    Touch me baby, tainted love
    Touch me baby, tainted love
    
    Once I ran to you (I ran)
    Now I run from you
    This tainted love you've given
    I'll give you all a boy could give you
    Take my tears and that's not nearly all
    Tainted love... oh
    Tainted love
    
    Tainted love

Trivia

• Joey Jordison from Slipknot/Murderdolls/Scar the Martyr/Vimic made a cameo appearance in the music video.
• A remix of the song appears in the debut trailer for the game, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit.
• The song also appears in a 2012 episode of the show Alphas during a nightclub scene.
• 1969 Custom Lincoln Continental was the car used in the music video. It definitely has a custom air suspension, custom grille with "Goth Thing" license plates, custom steering wheel, etc. The most noticeable thing about all Continentals form 1965-1969 is their suicide doors that make this car quite popular among collectors. Most likely this 69 Lincoln Continental has a base 7.5 liter OHV V8 engine with carburetor fuel system and about 365 HP.