After a break-up with singer
France Gall in 1967, he was very depressed. In
order to help,
Jacques Revaux, a friend of his, proposed him a little melody.
With Revaux and
Gilles Thibaut, he wrote the lyrics about a failing couple,
destroyed by their usual life habits. It was titled "Comme d'habitude".
A little time later, the song had an English version: "My Way".