Directed by Marcus Nispel in New York, the music video humorously depicts the apocalypse and shows Farmer bathing in foam.

Devoted to discothèques, this version was released as 7" maxi, becoming the third single from the RemixeS album, after "Sans contrefaçon" and "Je t'aime mélancolie".

As noted by author Erwan Chuberre, "L'Instant X" is different from Farmer's other songs because the singer uses a deeper voice than usual, and lyrics deal with things of everyday life, not romantic literary references.

[6] Journalist Benoît Cachin said that the lyrics evoke with humour and irony the year 2000, on the significance of which many people got lost in conjectures, but which Farmer herself sees as bringing much joy.

[7] According to Rigal, the lyrics can have multiple meanings: they seem to address "the lack of latent spirituality through a concentration of bad elements", but they may also be "a pamphlet on women menstruation".

[2] According to psychologist Hugues Royer, the song "talks about the state in which a person bogs down in the anticipation of the magic formula that will allow him to leave his torpor.

"[8] He added that the song also contains some humor with such unexpected images as "J'ai un teint de poubelle" or "Mon chat qui s'défenestre".

This Requiem Publishing production was film in Los Angeles and New York for three days — one for Farmer, the two others for the extras — and cost about 80,000 euros.

Under the cloud, the city of New York, the Statue of Liberty, the Twin Towers and all the buildings are in turn covered with foam, symbolizing the apocalypse.

[12][13][14] This video premiered on television on 17 December 1995 in the French show Déjà le retour; but in an early version in which only the singer appears.

[3] The foam in which Farmer rolls has been viewed as a symbol of orgasm, as it does in French literature,[15] and more frequently as a major cleanup before a new start.

She lip-synched "L'Instant X" on two other programs: Le Bêtisier du samedi soir, (13 January 1996, France 2), and Top aux Carpentier (9 March 1996, TF1).

[23] Susie Davis, who previously worked with Patti Smith and Sinéad O'Connor, participated in the background vocals of this live version.

The song was covered by Michał Kwiatkowski and Sofia Essaïdi, on 30 October 2003, in French show Star Academy France, but this version was not released as a single.