It is a tribute to American playwright and screenwriter Tennessee Williams, who created A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), Sweet Bird of Youth (1959), and The Night of the Iguana (1961), among others.

The song opens with Nathalie Baye (Hallyday's then partner) reading (in French) Margaret's last words to Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which conclude the play by Tennessee Williams:[2] "Ah, you, weak and wonderful men who are so grateful to withdraw from the game!

The black and white music video, directed by Bernard Schmitt,[4] was selected for the 1985 first edition of the Victoires de la musique, in the "Best clip" category.

Elia Habib, expert of the French charts, stated: "The song is of a rare sensitivity, and as much the lyrics, by a play of mirror ("this dream in us with its own words") and of sounds ("the heart in fever and the demolished body"), as the melancholy and starry music, participate in theto convey emotion".

It achieved Silver status, awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, the French certificator, for over 250,000 units sold.