Released by the independent label Undercover out of Portland, Oregon, Vacancy is a hand packaged, limited edition that was assembled one at a time by two people at Undercover.

Vacancy was limited to 10,000 copies worldwide—5,000 to the US and 5,000 to Europe, the UK and France.

The EP's sleeve design was nominated in 1999 for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.

Joan Osborne plays acoustic guitar on "Crying on Sunday."

The song "Bed of Nails" appears in the film "The Bone Collector" starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.