The contrast between the dark tone of this song and the more upbeat mood of its contemporaries - the yé-yé pop style - is commented on by Gilles Verlant: France Gall's vindictive lyrics are supported by the well-known jazz band led by Gogo (the same group with whom Gainsbourg was recording at the time).
Both versions of the song, first English and then French, are played over images of China Girls during the end credits of the movie Death Proof (2007) by Quentin Tarantino.
There was a cover performed by Marjorie Condoris, Stéphanie D'Alma, Amina El Bennouni, Sofia Essaïdi, Elodie Frégé, and Morganne Matis when they were contestants on Star Academy during season 3 (2002).
As part of the AGBO Fantasy Football Trash Talk, actress Pom Klementieff sang a parody of the song called "Au Revoir Chris Hemsworth".
American surf rock band Black Valley Moon (a side project of Down by Law) recorded a cover of the song in a surf-rock style for their EP "Vampirella" (2020).
An excerpt of Fabienne Delsol's 2004 cover version was used for the final shot of Season 2, Episode 2 of the TV series Funny Woman, airing in 2024.