At the time of the song's release, the radio NRJ prepared a 7" maxi with a collector picture disc in a limited edition (50 units) and containing a new remix.

[4] Farmer tells her own story from the Valmont's sentence ("it's beyond my control"): that of a woman who kills her unfaithful lover after a night of love.

[2][5] The video was directed by Laurent Boutonnat who also wrote the screenplay based on the book "Les Liaisons dangereuses", by Choderlos de Laclos.

[7] Photographer Marianne Rosensthiel, who witnessed the shooting of the video, said that the white dress worn by Farmer was custom-made by a seamstress.

[10] Polydor proposed to French television host Michel Drucker that he could premiere the video on his show Champs-Élysées on France 2, but he categorically refused.

However, biographer Bernard Violet believes that the video marked the end of an era in Farmer's career, as she changed from more sophisticated scenarios to placing more emphasis on the song.

[14] According to journalist Caroline Beet, the bloody kissing between Farmer and her lover refers to a cannibalistic practice aiming to feed on the strength of one's enemy.

A recording of the performance is available on the VHS or DVD Mylenium Tour live album, but on this occasion, Malkovich's voice was replaced and the original choreography was abandoned.