"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson and was composed by songwriters and record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

It is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of 500,000 units in the US alone.

Upon its release, music critics praised the song as one of the album's highlights, with reviews focusing on the execution of Jackson's layered vocals and harmonies.

A music video was directed by Herb Ritts, and it features actors Antonio Sabàto Jr. and Djimon Hounsou.

According to Fred Bronson's The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, they thought about possibly getting Prince, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, or someone else working with them at the time.

Often characterized as having a whispering vocal, here Jackson sings with strength and confidence and layers the song in lush backing harmonies that glisten with every passing line.

"[5] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Here's yet one more sparkling gem from La Jackson's bejeweled "Rhythm Nation 1814" epic.

[6] A reviewer from Music & Media described it as "a suspenseful, sparsely arranged dance-floor track sporting some great vocals and subtle licks.

The video is a departure from her elaborate dance production routines and focuses, instead, on her alone, She is fresh, sensual, womanly and vulnerable as she reveals herself to the camera.

Calvin Thomas on his book Masculinity, Psychoanalysis, Straight Queer Theory noted a lightening of Jackson's skin tone and a notable transformation of the shape of her body in the music video.

[13] Additionally the song's success gave her the distinction of being the only recording artist in the history of the chart to have seven commercial singles from one album peak within the top five positions, surpassing a record held by Michael Jackson with Thriller and Bruce Springsteen with Born in the U.S.A..[14] Although released as a single in 1990, Pitchfork included it on their list of "The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s.

Manilyn Reynes performed the song in the film, Kung sino pa ang minahal (1991).