<P> In the speech she insistently recommends the wearing of sunscreen, and dispenses other advice and warnings which are intended to help people live a happier life and avoid common frustrations . She later explained that the initial inspiration for what advice to offer came from seeing a young woman sunbathing, and hoping that she was wearing sunscreen, unlike what she herself did at that age . </P> <P> The essay soon became the subject of an urban legend which claimed it was an MIT commencement speech given by author Kurt Vonnegut . In reality, MIT's commencement speaker in 1997 was Kofi Annan and Vonnegut had never been a commencement speaker there . Despite a follow - up article by Schmich on August 3, 1997, the story became so widespread that Vonnegut's lawyer began receiving requests to reprint the speech . Vonnegut commented that he would have been proud had the words been his . </P> <P> Schmich published a short gift book adaptation of the essay, Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life, in 1998 . A tenth anniversary edition was published in 2008 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Baz Luhrmann </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Something for Everybody </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "Love Is in the Air" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> CD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Spoken word, downtempo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 7: 10 (album) 5: 05 (radio) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> EMI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Mary Schmich, Nigel Swanston, Tim Cox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Baz Luhrmann, Josh Abrahams, Nellee Hooper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> - </Td> <Td> "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" (1999) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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