It is regarded as the first rock and roll song to enter the competition at the Sanremo Festival.

[1][2] The song has been described as a "portrait of the disenchanted youth of that time, not inclined to romanticism, and on the threshold of sexual liberation".

[2] The song had a large success in France with the version performed by Johnny Hallyday titled "24.000 baisers".

In 2005, Mexican singer Thalía recorded a Spanish version of the song called "24,000 Besos" for her album El Sexto Sentido.

[7] Other artists who covered the song include Dalida, Connie Francis, Fausto Papetti, Jenny Luna, Carla Boni, and Peter Koelewijn.