Music UK also made it available to stream on SoundCloud. The single was officially released on January 20, 2014. "Me and Liza" was heavily promoted in the United Kingdom. On January 17, BBC London 94.9 included the song on its "Three Track Review". Weekend Wogan aired the track again, one week following its premiere. It also aired on BBC Radio Wales, Graham Norton's BBC Radio 2 program, and BBC Radio 6. In Canada, the single was included in new music rotations for CBC's radio networks and streams from January 29 – February 9, including the CBC Radio 2 roster and the "Adult Alternative" and "Canadian Songwriter" streams. Rock 95, an independent radio station based in Central Ontario, included "Me and Liza" on its "New Rock Hour" program. The Chilean radio station Duna 98.7 highlighted the song on their website. An official lyric video was released for the song on February 24, 2014. Reception and charts Clash Robin Murray called "Me and Liza" a "glamorous show tune, harking back to the glory days of the West End". Contactmusic.com said the song "kicks off with an understated almost bare driving beat before Rufus's trademark vocal comes sweeping over the top, building into a sumptuous, soaring chorus and climactic end". Gigwise's Andrew Trendell wrote that the track has an "addictive bassline and confident swagger", and categorized it as one of the "poppier tones" on the album. David Smyth of the London Evening Standard called the song "perky" in his round-up of the week's "best new music". David Whiteway of Renowned for Sound awarded "Me and Liza" four out of five stars and said that, "set amongst the cream of his 16 year, 7 studio album career", the song could "reaffirm [Wainwright's] status as one of the great songwriters of his generation." In Belgium (Flanders), "Me and Liza" entered the Ultratop singles chart at number 98 and reached a peak position of number 59. For the week of January 24, 2014, the song entered CBC Radio 2's "Top 20" chart at number 20. The following week, Wainwright's rank on the chart increased by eight positions to number 12; he was named the "hot shooter" for having the greatest leap. In the two weeks following, "Me and Liza" jumped to number four, then fell two positions to number six. Track listing Digital download "Me and Liza" – 3:21 References 2014 singles 2014 songs Liza Minnelli