The Heater

"The Heater"
Single by The Mutton Birds
from the album Salty
Recorded	Shortland Street Studios and Revolver Studios, Auckland
Genre	Rock
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Don McGlashan
Producer(s)	The Mutton Birds
The Mutton Birds singles chronology
"Your Window" (1993) "The Heater" (1994) "In My Room" (1994)

"The Heater" was the first single from Salty, the second album by the New Zealand band, The Mutton Birds. Released in 1994. it reached number one in the New Zealand music charts.

Its music video starred Elizabeth McRae, well known at the time for playing Marjorie Brasch on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.

The song is referenced in the Christopher Brookmyre novel Be My Enemy.

Track listing

1. "The Heater"
2. "The Ballad of Kelvin"
3. "He Turned Around"
4. "It Happened One Night"