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===2010s: ''Credo'' and further tours=== [[File:The Human League at Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands-19April2011.jpg|right|thumb|At [[Paradiso (Amsterdam)|Paradiso]], Netherlands, in April 2011. From left to right: [[Joanne Catherall]], [[Phil Oakey]] and [[Neil Sutton]].]] A new album, ''[[Credo (The Human League album)|Credo]]'', was released in March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/menu.htm |title=The Human League |website=The-black-hit-of-space.dk |access-date=30 January 2014}}</ref> It peaked at No. 44 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. The first single from the album, "[[Night People (The Human League song)|Night People]]" was released on 22 November 2010 but failed to enter the mainstream UK chart. It did, however, reach No. 25 in the UK Indie chart. The follow-up single, "Never Let Me Go", was released in the UK on 1 March 2011; however, in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, "Egomaniac" was chosen as the second single. A double vinyl edition of ''Credo'' was released on 25 July 2011, together with the download of "Sky", the third single from the album. At the end of 2012, the band undertook the 'XXXV Tour' across Europe and the UK to celebrate 35 years in existence. The shows were critically acclaimed. The UK's ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Daily Telegraph]]'' said "as good a night's entertainment as you are likely to find anywhere on the planet".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9703365/The-Human-League-The-Dome-Brighton-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9703365/The-Human-League-The-Dome-Brighton-review.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=The Human League, The Dome, Brighton, review |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |author=Reynolds, Philip |date=26 November 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2014, "Don't You Want Me" re-entered the Top 20 of the [[UK Singles Chart]], thanks to a social media campaign from the fans of [[Aberdeen F.C.]], who won the [[Scottish League Cup]] the previous weekend. They have adopted the song as a terrace chant, citing their midfielder [[Peter Pawlett]] with the lyrics changed to "Peter Pawlett Baby".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/20/aberdeen-fc-fans-the-human-league-top-10 |title=The Human League may jump back into the top 10 β¦ thanks to Aberdeen FC |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |author=Jonze, Tim |date=20 March 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> In 2016, the band performed their 'A Very British Synthesizer Group' European and UK tour to accompany the release of the multi-disc anthology of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-human-league-a-very-british-synthesizer-group-four-disc-anthology/ |title=The Human League / A Very British Synthesizer Group: four-disc anthology|date=14 September 2016 |website=Superdeluxeedition.com |access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref> In winter 2018, they undertook an extensive 'Red Tour' in Europe and the UK. In 2019, a 'deluxe' version of their 2001 ''[[Secrets (The Human League album)|Secrets]]'' album was released.
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