Shake Your Head

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"Shake Your Head" is a song by the band Was (Not Was). It was originally released in 1983 on the album Born To Laugh At Tornadoes. In 1992 it was re-mixed by house music producer Steve "Silk" Hurley and this is the best-known version. It appeared on the group's album, Hello Dad... I'm In Jail.

The original version features a rap by legendary Black Sabbath and solo singer Ozzy Osbourne. A pre-fame Madonna auditioned for the female vocal but was not used on the final release.

The 1992 remix features actress Kim Basinger alongside Ozzy Osbourne on vocals instead of the regular band members, who provide the chirpy instrumentation. The song's lyrics deal with things that cannot be done (some are outlandish, some can be done, but have a high amount of impossibility). After Basinger and Osbourne detail these things, the chorus comes in with the title hook.

Although the song did not chart in the US, it was the band's biggest commercial success across the Atlantic, reaching #4 in the UK charts, on air play alone. It was their last big hit in either country.