Written by Pierre Grosz with a music composed by Vincent-Marie Bouvot and Georges Lunghini, it was released in November 1988 as the third single from her debut album Elsa.

[1] The song was also recorded in Italian-language ("Gli anni miei") and Spanish-language ("Solo era un sueno").

The megamix club version is also available on the CD maxi for "Quelque chose dans mon cœur".

The music video was shot in the snow and the strict secondary school "Les Chassagnes", in Oullins, France, and was directed by Bernard Schmitt.

[2] In 1989, the single achieved Gold disc status by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.