In 1990 she starred as Breathless Mahoney in Dick Tracy alongside Warren Beatty, whom she also briefly dated. She earned some good reviews for the role though critics pointed out that it continued her tradition of performing well when portraying characters quite similar to herself (in this case, a demanding and powerful vamp). The film's soundtrack spawned the huge hit 'Vogue', which popularized a dance trend in which people in clubs struck poses like fashion models, and the top ten single 'Hanky Panky'. She also released her first greatest hits album, The Immaculate Collection towards the end of 1990. The album was dedicated to the Pope, her 'divine inspiration'. She included fifteen of her biggest hits and two new songs, both top ten hits, 'Rescue Me' and 'Justify My Love'.
The latter was co-written by singer Lenny Kravitz. The sexual content of the song, coupled with an erotically charged music video, caused MTV, who had been so instrumental in Madonna's early success, to ban it. In response, the video was sold stand-alone on videotape, the first 'video single' ever released. In spite of the controversy and the video's still-standing American TV ban, the 'Justify My Love' CD single went on to sell over a million copies (platinum) and the video single has sold over 400,000 copies, qualifying it as quadruple platinum.
Additional controversy developed when Prince protégé Ingrid Chavez claimed partial songwriting credit for the lyrics of 'Justify My Love'. The track sampled the Public Enemy instrumental 'Security Of The First World'. Madonna claimed that she was unaware of any deliberate copying and Chavez was later granted a percentage of the song's royalties. The rap community was less forgiving and responded by releasing three 'answer records' to Madonna in defense of Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee. 'To My Donna' by Young Black Teenagers, 'Al Will Justify Your Love' by Al B. Sure! and 'Justify Satisfy' by D-Melo. The tracks failed to generate much public interest.
In 1991 Madonna starred in a hit documentary film, Truth or Dare, which chronicled her 'Blond Ambition Tour'. In it her personality and private life were explored in intimate detail: the star came across as extremely ambitious, demanding, forthright, sexy and smart. It also showed her softer side as she confronted family members and visited the grave of her mother. Truth or Dare was retitled In Bed with Madonna for its UK release. These titles were parodied by the UK TV show In Bed With Medinner and the American TV spoof Medusa: Dare To Be Truthful, which starred former MTV personality Julie Brown.
In 1992 Madonna appeared in the Penny Marshall film A League of Their Own which revolved around a women's baseball team. Her performance was heralded by critics as an impressive return to the form she'd hinted at in Desperately Seeking Susan, though her character, 'All-The-Way Mae', a libidinous vamp, again seemed to play directly off Madonna's real life. She wrote and performed the movie's theme song, 'This Used To Be My Playground'. Its music video featured movie clips, and the song became a huge AC hit and Madonna's tenth Hot 100 number one single.