My Ex's Best Friend

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"My Ex's Best Friend"
Machine Gun Kelly - My Ex's Best Friend.png
Single by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Blackbear
from the album Tickets to My Downfall
ReleasedAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Recorded2019
Genre Pop-punk
Length2:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Machine Gun Kelly singles chronology
"Concert for Aliens"
(2020)		"My Ex's Best Friend"
(2020)		"Acting Like That"
(2020)
Blackbear singles chronology
"Queen of Broken Hearts"
(2020)		"My Ex's Best Friend"
(2020)		"Hard on Yourself"
(2020)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [58] Platinum70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [59] Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [60] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [61] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [62] Gold35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [63] Platinum30,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [64] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [65] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [66] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousAugust 7, 2020
 [22]
ItalySeptember 25, 2020 Contemporary hit radio Universal [67]
United KingdomOctober 2, 2020 [68]
United StatesOctober 13, 2020Interscope [69]

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