The song was written by Diane Warren and produced by Bob Ezrin for Chenoweth's fourth studio album, Some Lessons Learned (2011).

Chenoweth performed "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" on many TV shows as part of the promo for her album, making the world premiere of the single on CMT's Next Superstar.

"[3] Ben Foster from countrymusicreview.net considered the song "shrill, thin, and downright painful for the ears to hear", stating that Chenoweth's "amazing award-winning talents ... were taking a siesta during this recording session".

[7] The video for the single peaked at #19 on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown and shows Chenoweth bitching about a man to her girlfriends (including actress Marisol Nichols) at a retro hair salon.

The singer performed "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" on various TV shows as part of the promo for her album, giving the live premiere of the single on CMT's Next Superstar.