Released 29 July 2016 Recorded 2016 Length 2:46 | Format Digital download Genre Hip house
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"Friends with Benefits" is a song by English rapper KSI and Dutch musical group MNDM. It was released as the second single from his second EP, Jump Around, on 29 July 2016. The music video for the song was released on 5 August 2016. The song is the first charted single following the release of KSI's debut EP Keep Up, peaking at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Promotion
Following the release of the song, KSI announced a European tour spanning from October to November 2016.
Music video
The music video was published on KSI's YouTube channel on 5 August 2016. It opens with KSI and the cast of Laid in America (including Caspar Lee) leaving a limousine before walking onto a red carpet. It then features KSI alongside American model Jena Frumes, dressing up as several characters including Jimi Hendrix and Tony Montana from the 1983 film Scarface. The video closes with KSI and American rapper Waka Flocka Flame with a cover version of "Jump Around", which was to be released as KSI's next song.