The wry, world-weary lyrics and the sparse, stripped-down musical backdrop of Boire would gain more than critical acclaim; the album would meet a promising commercial success with over 90,000 copies sold.

Encouraged by this, Miossec set out to record a second album, this time with an expanded band, which included his previous two guitarists and Yves-André Lefeuvre on the drums, and Olivier Mellano (a frequent collaborator with Dominique A) on guitar and violin.

The success of A prendre meant that Miossec came to a wider public attention, opening up new horizons and allowing him to write songs for other artists.

His attempt at this led to the fourth album, Brûle (English: Burn), which some considered to be demonstrative of the growing maturity of the artist.

It was followed by L'Étreinte (English: The Embrace), which was scheduled for release in March 2006, but was not until August 21, later that year, which would coincide with Saint Christopher's Day.

Christophe Miossec also wrote texts for Alain Bashung, Axel Bauer, Jane Birkin, Jeff Bodart, Daran, Frandol, Juliette Gréco, Johnny Hallyday, Dani, Erwann Mentheour, Polar or Mass Hysteria.