

The song became Madonna's ninth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number one in Canada and Finland, while reaching the top-five on several countries including, the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Netherlands and Switzerland. "Justify My Love" received mixed reviews from older critics, but was critically appreciated by many contemporary critics, noting it as one of Madonna's best songs to date. The lyrics of the song are primarily about sex and romance. Musically, "Justify My Love" is a trip hop song, with mid- tempo settings and instrumentation. Madonna's vocals are primarily spoken and whispered, but almost never sung, a style that she later employed on her following studio album Erotica (1992). Chavez settled out-of-court, the terms of which included a songwriting credit. Chavez was not credited on the song, which led to a lawsuit against Kravitz. The song was written by Lenny Kravitz and Ingrid Chavez, with additional lyrics by Madonna. It was released on November 6, 1990, by Sire Records as the lead single from The Immaculate Collection.

" Justify My Love" is a song by American singer Madonna from her first greatest hits album The Immaculate Collection (1990).
