It achieved a huge success in France and Belgium where it stayed at the top of the singles charts for several weeks.

Later versions used an original instrumental, which was released as a single and featured on their debut album.

The song was performed by Amel Bent, Jenifer Bartoli, Thomas Dutronc, Grégoire, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Yannick Noah, Jean-Michèle Laroque, MC Solaar and Pascal Obispo.

[1] In France, the single went straight to number-one on 21 September 2003, and stayed there for nine non-consecutive weeks.

[2] As of August 2014, the song was the tenth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 763,000 units sold.