My Ex's Best Friend

"My Ex's Best Friend"
Single by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Blackbear
from the album Tickets to My Downfall
Released	August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Recorded	2019
Genre	Pop-punk
Length	2:19
Label	Bad Boy Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Colson Baker Matthew Musto Nicholas Alex Long Travis Barker
Producer(s)	Travis Barker
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)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "My Ex's Best Friend" Chart (2020–21) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [23] 22 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [24] 47 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [25] 37 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [26] 26 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [27] 14 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [28] 42 Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [29] 20 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [30] 10 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [31] 24 Germany (GfK) [32] 68 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [33] 25 Ireland (IRMA) [34] 34 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [35] 6 Paraguay Anglo (Monitor Latino) [36] 11 Portugal (AFP) [37] 133 Puerto Rico Anglo (Monitor Latino) [38] 13 Scotland (OCC) [39] 65 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [40] 69 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [41] 15 UK Singles (OCC) [42] 30 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [43] 22 US Billboard Hot 100 [44] 20 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [45] 2 US Rock & Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [46] 2 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [47] 6 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [48] 3

Year-end charts Yar-end chart performance for "My Ex's Best Friend" Chart (2020) Position US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [49] 10 Chart (2021) Position Australia (ARIA) [50] 97 Global 200 (Billboard) [51] 105 US Billboard Hot 100 [52] 23 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [53] 4 US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [54] 2 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [55] 21 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [56] 16

Certifications

Certifications for "My Ex's Best Friend"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [57]	Platinum	70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [58]	Platinum	40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [59]	6× Platinum	480,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [60]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [61]	Gold	35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [62]	Platinum	30,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [63]	Gold	5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [64]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [65]	3× Platinum	3,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	August 7, 2020	Digital download streaming	Bad Boy Interscope	[22]
Italy	September 25, 2020	Contemporary hit radio	Universal	[66]
United Kingdom	October 2, 2020		[67]
United States	October 13, 2020	Interscope	[68]

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