"Mirador" was written by Etienne Roda-Gil, who was previously the lyricist for Vanessa Paradis, and composed by David Hallyday.

As the title suggests it, the song deals with the themes of prison and the lack of freedom; these issues were deemed as important by Hallyday, as prouved by the fact that "Mirador" was the fourth song of his discography to refer to prison (after "Le Pénitencier" (1964), "Toi qui t'en vas" (1965) and "Mercredi matin" (1982)).

[1][2] The B-side of the 7" single featured a new song titled "Back to the Blues" (written by Étienne Roda-Gil, composed by Georges Augier, Jacques Cardona and Érick Bamy).

In 1990, David Hallyday used the music he had composed for "Morador" for his song "To Have and to Hold", included on his album Rock'n'Heart, with lyrics written in English by Lisa Catherine Cohen.

[3] It earned a silver disc, awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.