The song was first performed in the musical by cast member Chuck Wagner as Jekyll & Hyde at the Alley Theatre in Houston in May 1990.
Prior to the stage production, a studio version was already released in March 1990 on a concept album titled Highlights from Jekyll & Hyde, performed by Colm Wilkinson.
[1] Actors from the Broadway production like Robert Cuccioli and David Hasselhoff sang it in the key of E.[verification needed] The song was translated to various languages in the foreign productions of Jekyll & Hyde, including Chinese, Finnish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, German, Swedish, and Spanish.
While in the concept lyrics, Jekyll sings: "This is the day, Just see it shine, When all I've lived for, Becomes mine!"
The part in the concept version, when he sings: "This is the moment, This is the hour, When I can open up tomorrow Like a flower, And put my hand to, Everything I planned to, Fulfil my grand design, See all my stars align!"