Written and composed by Gérard Presgurvic and Patrick Bruel, it was the first single from his album Si ce soir..., recorded after his first concerts tour.

It was released in a live version in late October 1991 under RCA label and was a hit in France, becoming Bruel's only number-one single.

"Qui a le droit..." was overdubbed as a duet in 2004 by Bruel with Ana Torroja (Mecano's member) for the albums Puzzle[1] and the compilation Duos.

In 2016, Kids United covered the song on their album Tout le bonheur du monde and this version peaked at number 195 on the French Singles Chart.

[7] It was the first live single to top the French chart and achieved Gold status awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.