<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Eddie Vedder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam </Td> </Tr> <P> "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam . The song is the tenth track on the band's second studio album, Vs. (1993). Although credited to all members of Pearl Jam, it was primarily written by vocalist Eddie Vedder . The length of the song's title was a reaction by the band to the fact that most of its songs featured one - word titles . The song is often referred to simply as "Elderly Woman" or "Small Town" by the band and its fans . Despite the lack of a commercial single release, the song managed to reach number 17 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart . An acoustic version of the song can be found on the "Go" single . The song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991--2003). The song was used in promos for the final season of Rescue Me . </P> <P> When discussing how he initially came up with "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town", vocalist Eddie Vedder stated that "it was so quick ." He elaborated further: </P>

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