Erotica (song) - Controversies

Controversies

Surrounding that though the album Erotica received major backlash, the song received controversies and backlash as well. Upon the song's release, the Vatican banned Madonna from entering the state and her music was banned on its radio stations. The song and its accompanying album are also banned in Lebanon. Eventually, the country had announced they would ban Madonna from their state.

Then stills off the music video's song was used in Madonna's infamous book Sex. Much of this footage was utilized for the video for the single Erotica, which Baron directed. An hour of this footage was then compiled for a film that Madonna had played during a party she gave for the release of Sex at New York City's Industria Superstudio. Yet it was a commercial success, the book received negative reviews from critics.

Then in 1993, Fairuz sued Madonna for $2.5 million for plagiarism over the section/sampling. In "Erotica", Madonna repeatedly chants over Fairuz's voice "All over me". An undisclosed settlement was eventually reached between Fairuz and Madonna, but the scandal caused both the single and the album to be banned in Lebanon.