| The Twelve Inch Singles | |
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| Released | 1982, 1999, 2001 | 
| Recorded | 1980-1984 (with later remixes) | 
| Genre | Synthpop | 
| Label | Polygram 548 506-2  | 
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| Allmusic | |
The Twelve Inch Singles is a compilation album by Soft Cell. The original 1982 release was as a vinyl box set containing the group's first six twelve inch single releases, along with an 8-page booklet. It was rereleased as an expanded three compact disc set in 1999, with a slightly revised version reissued in 2001.
Track listing
- CD1
 
- "Memorabilia" – 7:39
 - "Persuasion" – 7:35
 - "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go" – 8:57
 - "Tainted Dub" – 9:14
 - "Bedsitter" – 7:52
 - "Facility Girls" – 7:18
 - "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" – 8:55
 - "Fun City" – 7:31
 
- CD2
 
- "Torch" – 8:29
 - "Insecure Me" – 8:17
 - "What!" – 6:10
 - "...So" – 8:51
 - "Where the Heart Is" – 9:45
 - "It's a Mug's Game" – 8:11
 - "Numbers" – 10:26
 - "Barriers" – 7:06
 
- CD3
 
- "Soul Inside" – 11:59
 - "Loving You, Hating Me" – 6:37
 - "You Only Live Twice" – 6:58
 - "007 Theme" – 3:35
 - "Her Imagination" – 5:21
 - "Down in the Subway" – 7:51
 - "Disease and Desire" – 4:04
 - "Born to Lose" – 2:55
 - "Memorabilia '91" (Extended Grid Remix) – 6:51
 - "Tainted Love '91" – 5:52
 - "Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91 (The Long Goodbye – Extended Mendelsohn Remix)" – 5:03
 - "Where the Heart Is '91" – 8:43
 
The original 1982 vinyl box set edition contained CD 1 and tracks 1-4 of CD 2.
Notes
The US edition, released on Mercury Records in 1999, features an additional remix of Tainted Love (1999 Club 69 Future Mix) with a running time on 14:31. It was later withdrawn under pressure by Marc Almond who objected to the inclusion of this new remix.
All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted.
- "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love" composed by Ed Cobb, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland Jr.
 - "Tainted Dub" composed by Ed Cobb, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland Jr.
 - "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" performed by Soft Cell and David Tofani
 - "What?" composed by H.B. Barnum
 - "...So" composed by David Ball
 - "You Only Live Twice" composed by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse
 - "007 Theme" composed by John Barry
 - "Down in the Subway" composed by Jack Hammer
 - "Born to Lose" composed by Johnny Thunders
 - "Tainted Love '91" composed by Ed Cobb
 
References
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