"Justify My Love" is a song by American singer Madonna from her first greatest hits album "The Immaculate Collection" (1990). It was released on November 6, 1990, by Sire Records as the lead single from "The Immaculate Collection". The song was written by Lenny Kravitz and Ingrid Chavez, with additional lyrics by Madonna. Chavez was not credited on the song, which led to a lawsuit against Kravitz. Chavez settled out-of-court, the terms of which included a songwriting credit. 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).