The version with Hélène Ségara was released in December 1997 and became a hit in Belgium (Wallonia) and France, where it reached number one on the charts.

A new version of "Vivo por ella" was released in August 2024 with Colombian artist Karol G as the second single from Bocelli's upcoming compilation album Duets (30th Anniversary).

The song's piano melody resembles an Elton John composition, like Candle In the Wind, or I Want Love.

There is also a Greek version called Se Thelo edo sung by Dimitra Galani and Giorgos Karadimos.

[4] During Ségara's first tour, the song was performed, but Bocelli was replaced by her Notre-Dame de Paris Co-Star, Bruno Pelletier.

Due to disputes between EastWest Records and Sugar Music, their version of the song remains unreleased.

In a 2014 interview, Tyler recalled that EastWest asked for more retail royalty points than they agreed following a version Bocelli recorded with Sarah Brightman.

Panceri and Bocelli's version of the song clearly evokes the tenor's attachment to music as the pillar and love of his life: "I live for her".

The song achieved moderate success in Austria where it peaked at number 22 on 18 May 1997 and fell off the top 40 after ten weeks.