Written by Boris Bergman with music by Bashung, it was initially published as a single in 1980 on Philips, with Elle s'fait rougir toute seule as the B-side.
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The song is included in a list of 3000 rock classics in the book La Discothèque parfaite de l'odyssée du rock by Gilles Verlant, who calls the track Gaby oh Gaby one of the "summits of the decade" alongside the next single Vertige de l'amour.
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In 1980, a new version of the album was released after the success of the Gaby oh Gaby single.