Written and composed by François Feldman and Thierry Durbet, "Joue pas" has funky sonorities, starts with a brief guitar riff, and was "very well received by the public".

A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media deemed "Joue pas" as "a commercial pop song, profiting from a bouncing dance beat.

Jamison's vocals have a definite R&B feel"; it also considered it as "an outstanding duo in the tradition of romantic and touching love songs".

[2] In France, "Joue pas" debuted at number 47 on 15 July 1989, climbed quickly and entered the top ten in its fourth week.

[5] It was also covered in 2002 by Houcine and Anne-Laure Sibon, two contestants of Star Academy 2, on the album Fait sa boum.