The inclusion of "Sue Me, Sue You Blues" on "Material World" marked a rare example of a secular composition on Harrison's most spiritually oriented album. Recorded at the Beatles' Apple Studio in London, the track features his extensive use of the dobro-style resonator guitar, as well as musical contributions from Gary Wright, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann and Jim Keltner. The song's musical mood and lyric recall aspects of old English square dance, a quality that some writers identify as mirroring the changing of sides amid the lawsuits relating to the Beatles' break-up. Some critics have compared the track with John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?"; Stephen Holden of "Rolling Stone" magazine described it as a "clever Lennonist diatribe". George Harrison had written about his experiences regarding the disharmonious atmosphere within the Beatles during the late 1960s, in compositions such as "Not Guilty", "I Me Mine", "Wah-Wah" and "Run of the Mill". The latter two songs, which reflect on the failing friendships among the Beatles, appeared on Harrison's critically acclaimed triple album "All Things Must Pass", released in November 1970, seven months after Paul McCartney's departure had initiated the band's break-up. On 31 December of that year, McCartney filed suit against Apple Corps and his former bandmates at London's High Court of Justice, in an effort to free himself from the legal obligations imposed on him by the Beatles' partnership, and particularly from manager Allen Klein. Author Robert Rodriguez describes the situation as an "unfathomably sour turn of events" that "mystified" the public and angered fans of the Beatles.