It was released on March 29, 2021 as lead single from her debut studio album Real to Me: The Way I Feel.
Real to Me, Callista Clark's debut EP, was released on February 12, 2021, with the impact date for "It's 'Cause I Am" to country radio set for March 29, 2021.
[3] In an interview with Sounds Like Nashville, Clark said that she wrote the song after an encounter with a man in a Starbucks who saw her with a guitar and said "pfft, good luck", with Clark saying the song was addressed to "anybody who made me feel small or less than I was", and it was her way of "putting them back in their place a little and boosting my confidence".
[4] Forbes' Rianna Turner called "It's Cause I Am" an "unapologetic declaration of confidence", comparing it to other "empowering country woman hits" such as "Man!
[5] In a piece for Billboard, Tom Roland said that the song's "staggered phrasing, the rock-edged chords and the confident conclusion" were similar to a Bonnie Raitt song, and that Clark's timbre is "older than her chronological age", comparing it to LeAnn Rimes in the 1990s.