Written by Muriel Laporte who also performs the vocals, the song met with success,[1] reaching number 13 on the French singles chart.
[2] A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media described "Tchiki Boum" "an infectious cocktail mix of Afro and Cuban rhythms, much in the Miami Sound Machine (Conga) vein".
[3] According to French charts expert Elia Habib, the song displays "a retro and light style" and, like Niagara's other songs at the time, refers to the classic American filmography of the 50s.
[5] It also received a silver disc awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
[7] Not much aired on radios, it appeared for a sole week on the European Airplay Top 50, at number 45.