Who wrote the song "Tainted Love" which attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981?

Edward C. Cobb (February 25, 1938 – September 19, 1999), credited as Ed Cobb, was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s. Cobb was a member of the pop group the Four Preps from its discovery in 1956 until he left the group in 1966, three years before it disbanded.

His greatest claim to fame was that he wrote the northern soul hit "Tainted Love". It was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964 (it did not chart); significantly reworked by Soft Cell and released in 1981. It became a No. 1 hit in 17 countries and remains one of the most enduring pop songs of the 1980s; later covered by Marilyn Manson, the Scorpions, and reworked for the hit song "SOS" by Rihanna.