My Way is more than a song, it's a major score that has crossed the boundaries of eras and generations. An anthem that has become a part of ourselves and of music history. My Way is one of the most covered songs in the world, from Sid Vicious to Tom Jones, from Nina Simone to Pavarotti. Yet many people are unaware that it was conceived in France, by the pool of Claude François' private hotel, in the summer of 1967, and that a succession of chance encounters and sleepless nights guided it across the Atlantic to the man who was to make it a legend. Like a biopic, this documentary recounts the birth of a myth and how a song entered the pantheon of pop culture.

My Way est l'une des chansons les plus reprises au monde, de Sid Vicious à Tom Jones, de Nina Simone à Pavarotti. Pourtant, beaucoup de gens ignorent qu'elle a été conçue en France, au bord de la piscine de l'hôtel privé de Claude François, durant l'été 1967, et qu'une succession de rencontres fortuites et de nuits blanches l'avait guidée outre-Atlantique vers celui qui allait en faire une légende. Tel un biopic, ce document racontera la naissance d'un mythe et comment une chanson est entrée au Panthéon de la culture pop.