All music written by Jeff Ament, Bruce Fairweather, Greg Gilmore, Stone Gossard, and Andrew Wood. Krist Novoselic and Jeff Ament are also known for using Ampeg SVT tube amplifiers. "Jeremy" features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament. Gossard, Ament, and Fairweather went on to join Mother Love Bone. On October 31, 1987, Ament, Gossard and Fairweather stated their desire to quit the band. Following Wood's death, Ament and Gossard almost parted company. Devastated, it took months before Gossard and Ament agreed to play together again. Bassist Jeff Ament plays upright bass on the song. The title of the song is credited to bassist Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam. Bassist Jeff Ament does not appear on the track. Turner left the band in 1985, citing differences with the "careerist" Ament. He defeated Democrat Chris Ament, son of then-Milwaukee County Executive Tom Ament. I love Jeff [Ament] and Stone [Gossard]. "We knew we wanted Ament," said Vincent. The wood cut-out was constructed by Ament.