It was written by Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Lanzmann and Joe Strange and produced by Barry Murray and Mungo Jerry's lead vocalist Ray Dorset.
In 1977, Dutronc and co-writer Jacques Lanzmann sued an advertising agency for making use of an instrumental version of the song without permission.
Words by Jacques Lanzmann and music by Jacques Dutronc, except "La Compapade", words and music by Jacques Dutronc.
According to co-writer Jacques Lanzmann, the song's innuendo-laden lyrics reflected his experience as the editor of the men's magazine Lui: "At that time, even a hint of hair sticking out from a bikini would have seen the magazine shut down".
Lui (French for "Him") is a French adult entertainment magazine created in November 1963 by Daniel Filipacchi, a fashion photographer turned publisher, Jacques Lanzmann, a jack of all trades turned novelist, and Frank Ténot, a press agent, pataphysician and jazz critic.
Jacques Chirac | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Jacques Offenbach | Jacques-Louis David | Jacques Brel | Jacques Lacan | Jacques Derrida | Jacques Cartier | Jacques Cousteau | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Jacques Lipchitz | Jacques Higelin | Jacques Dutronc | Jacques Delors | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Jacques Rouvier | Jacques Rogge | Jacques Prévert | Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Lanzmann | Jacques Hébert | Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris | Jacques Attali | Jacques | Jacques Monod | Jacques Maritain | Jacques Kallis | Jacques Fath | Jacques Anquetil | André-Jacques Garnerin |