Jacques Brel first recorded this song on 11 September 1959, released on his fouth album La Valse à Mille Temps. The song is published by Warner-Chappell Publishing. In 1961 a Dutch language version sung by Brel was released on the Philips label. Entitled "Laat me niet alleen", with lyrics by Ernst van Altena and was a B-side to an also Dutch language version of Marieke. Brel recorded another version as the title track of his 1972 album.