Steinman originally wrote, composed, and produced the song for the album of the same name by the musical team called Pandora's Box.

American singer Taylor Dayne covered the song (singing to a stripped-down version of the backup tracks recorded for Pandora's Box), and it was released as a single on June 26, 1994, and included in the soundtrack to the film The Shadow.

This version of the song has slightly altered lyrics referring to the themes of the movie (a line about 'evil lurking in the hearts of men today' based on the intro to "The Shadow" radio program) different from the ones sung by Meat Loaf on Welcome to the Neighborhood and Pandora's Box.

"[1] Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box wrote, "With his usual far-over-the-top production excess, Jim Steinman has created for Dayne an epic single worthy of her powerhouse vocals.

Similar to his bombastic work with Meat Loaf, “Original Sin” is layered thick with energetic guitars, orchestral pianos and a heavy-duty vocal choir that'll have 'emdancing in the aisles.