Released on November 11, 2005 as the second single from the album, it achieved great success in France, where it topped the chart, as well as in Belgium (Wallonia).
The "Oktoberklub", a folk-band from the GDR covered the song with unrelated lyrics under the title Da sind wir aber immer noch ("We're still here"), a pro-communist fight-song.
In 2012, German band Santiano, named after Aufray's song, released another cover under the same title and with the same tune as the starting track of their first album.
In 2014, Belgian HandsUp producer DJ THT made a cover of "Santiano", featuring the vocals of Angel Lyne and released on Big Beef, a division of Tough Stuff Music.
In 2022, the German band Santiano released an English version of their 2012 cover, featuring singer and songwriter Nathan Evans.