I Want Somebody (Bitch About)
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| "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" | ||||
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| Single by Kristin Chenoweth | ||||
| from the album Some Lessons Learned | ||||
| Released | May 31, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | Sony Masterworks | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |||
| Kristin Chenoweth singles chronology | ||||
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"I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" is a song by American recording artist Kristin Chenoweth. The song was written by Diane Warren and produced by Bob Ezrin for Chenoweth's fourth studio album, Some Lessons Learned (2011). The song was released on May 31, 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment's record label Masterworks Broadway, as the lead single from the album.
An accompanying music video, directed by Roman White, was Chenoweth's first televised music video and was released on Country Music Television. 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.[1] Other performances include shows such as Live! with Regis and Kelly and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
"I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" was written by Diane Warren, and produced by Bob Ezrin. Chenoweth said that the country song speaks about "a girl... a woman, let me re-phrase that, ME, who wants to find somebody that they can bitch about and still live without."[2]
Warren offered the song to Chenoweth, who commented that it's funny that she can have a song on her album called "Prayer of St. Francis" and also "Bitch About"; Chenoweth noted that, at first, she had some doubts about including the song on the album because of its title.[2]
Critical reception
The song received mixed reviews from music critics. A tasteofcountry.com's review said that "Chenoweth’s turn at country music comes with the hope that she’ll be able to carry her award-winning talents from Broadway to country radio. Sadly, the only award ‘I Want Somebody’ will earn is a rotten tomato. Chenoweth’s voice is reminiscent of a movie character, but the Chippets aren’t a group one usually hopes to emulate. Her delivery is full of energy, but she packs an album’s worth of lyrics into one three-minute pop-country song."[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".[4] On the other hand, Allmusic.com praised the track.[5]
