Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear have collaborated on various tracks over the years. In 2012, the duo worked together on “End Of The Road,” off of MGK’s debut full-length Lace Up and even performed the song live at EST Fest.

Then, in 2017, blackbear dropped his album cybersex. Along with various other collaborations on the LP, the duo teamed up for “e.z.” Both MGK and blackbear are also featured on the Mod Sun track “Shoot ‘Em Down,” off of Mod Sun’s 2015 album Look Up.

Machine Gun Kelly first began teasing a new collab with blackbear back in December 2019. After revealing that his next release is going to be a full-on pop-punk album, MGK hinted about a future collab with blackbear. He took to his Instagram story to share a text message that included an audio file, captioning the image with “ay the @bear vocals came in.”

“my ex’s best friend” was the third track to be released from the Tickets To My Downfall album back in 2020. Following “bloody valentine” and “concert for aliens,” “my ex’s best friend” has a bigger pop influence than the previously released singles for that album.

The song reached number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the third top-40 hit for both artists.

In 2021 we got another collab between bear and MGK on a song called “Pillbreaker” of Trippie Redd and Travis Barker “Pegasus Deluxe” album.

2022 will mark another year with another collab from the duo, most likely a song for the new MGK album Mainstream Sellout, with bear teasing the collab in a recent Machine Gun Kelly post on instagram.