Justify My Love
Madonna
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I want to kiss you in Paris I want to hold your hand in Rome I want to run naked in a rainstorm Make love in a train cross-country You put this in me So now what, so now what? Wanting, needing, waiting For you to justify my love (my love) Hoping, praying For you to justify my love I want to know you Not like that I don't want to be your mother I don't want to be your sister either I just want to be your lover I want to be your baby Kiss me, that's right, kiss me Wanting, needing, waiting For you to justify my love Yearning, burning For you to justify my love What are you gonna do? What are you gonna do? Talk to me, tell me your dreams Am I in them? Tell me your fears Are you scared? Tell me your stories I'm not afraid of who you are We can fly Poor is the man Whose pleasures depend On the permission of another Love me, that's right, love me I want to be your baby Wanting, needing, waiting For you to justify my love I'm open and ready For you to justify my love To justify my love Wanting, to justify Waiting, to justify my love Praying, to justify To justify my love To justify my love I'm open, to justify my love My love
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Written by: . MADONNA, LENNY KRAVITZ, INGRID JULIA CHAVEZ, JAMES HENRY III BOXLEY, CARLTON RIDENHOUR, ERIC SADLER
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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11 facts about this song
Release Details"Justify My Love" is a song by American singer Madonna from her first greatest hits compilation album, "The Immaculate Collection" (1990).
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Performance in ChartsIt peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Madonna's ninth number 1 single on the chart.
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Controversial ContentMusic video of the song, which featured imagery of sadomasochism, voyeurism, and bisexuality, sparked controversy leading to its ban by MTV.
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Song StyleThe song is more like a spoken word poetry over a bed of ambient soundscapes, breaking from the traditional song structure.
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Co-WritersAlongside Madonna, additional input in writing the song came from Lenny Kravitz, who also produced the track, and poet Ingrid Chavez.
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Commercial SuccessWorldwide, "Justify My Love" turned gold and platinum in many countries, including the USA, Canada and the UK.
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Usage in MediaThe song was featured in the 2002 film "40 Days and 40 Nights" and three television series, "The Sopranos", "Nip/Tuck" and "Friends".
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Legal IssueThere was a copyright lawsuit associated with the song, initiated by Public Enemy's Chuck D, who claimed that one of the song's samples was lifted from their song "Security of the First World".
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InspirationMadonna has mentioned that the song was inspired by her Catholic upbringing and the inherent guilt she felt about sexuality as a result.
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The Song’s VisualsMadonna's stylistic choices in the music video are credited for setting stylistic trends among artists such as Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga.
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Exclusive Song Release"Justify My Love" was one of two new songs on Madonna's greatest hits album "The Immaculate Collection", and was not available on any of her studio albums.
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