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With guitarist [[Patrick Walden]]'s unmistakeable string bending and effectively messy style of playing, combined with Doherty's haunting vocals the result is one of Babyshambles' most intriguing songs yet, and has become a firm favourite when the band play live.

The title is intended to sound like [[Kilimanjaro]], a mountain in Tanzania. Killamangiro also has a hidden meaning. "Kill a man for his giro" is actually being sung,. A [[giro]] beingis a form of payment, like a cheque. This is referencedcorroborated in the song when he says "''I was not money-mad anyway''".

Many Babyshambles fans were disappointed when [[Down in Albion]] was released as it features a more primitive version of the single, with different production. This was done so Gemma Clarke wouldn't have a claim to royalties, as she drummed on the single,but quit before the album was recorded.

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