Very popular, the song deals with the tasting of the wine and the sausage, in company with some friends, in a festive atmosphere.
Licence IV was a male duet composed of Olivier Guillot and Francis Vacher, who were respectively the secretary and the artistic director of Patrick Sébastien.
Gillou - Pierre Perret's accordionist -, who is mentioned in the lyrics, also participated in the composition of the song.
A parody named Viens fumer un p'tit joint à la maison was released in 2003 by Bruno Blum.
The song was performed by Lorie, Alizée, Claire Keim, Nolwenn Leroy, Amel Bent, Mimie Mathy, Jenifer Bartoli, Tina Arena, Patricia Kaas, Pascal Obispo, Jean-Louis Aubert, Grégoire, Kad Merad, Patrick Bruel, MC Solaar, Christophe Maé, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Sébastien Loeb.