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===2010–present: ''Focus X'', ''Focus 11'', 50th anniversary, and ''Focus 12''=== In May 2010, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] included "Hocus Pocus" as the main theme in its [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] commercial, [[Write the Future]]. The advert aired on television worldwide which generated renewed interest in the band and led to "Hocus Pocus" entering the UK Singles Chart at number 57. In late 2010, Gootjes rejoined the band as a replacement to a departing van der Steenhoven. In 2011, American rapper [[J. Cole]] sampled "Hocus Pocus" in his song "Blow Up", which is featured in the game ''[[MLB 11: The Show]]''. The band released their eleventh studio album ''[[Focus X]]'', featuring cover art by [[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]], in November 2012. On 14 April 2014, the band released ''[[Golden Oldies (album)|Golden Oldies]]'' on their own label, In and Out of Focus Records. It is a collection of re-recorded versions of Focus songs. In 2016, the band released ''[[Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon]]''. It is credited to "Focus and Friends featuring Marvio Ciribelli", and was recorded during gaps in their 2005 South American tour with Brazilian musicians. In December 2016, Udo Pannekeet replaced Jacobs on bass. Focus performed at their second Cruise to the Edge event in February 2017, third in 2018, and fourth in 2019. The line-up included Dumée returning on guitar after Gootjes was too ill to perform. In November 2018, Focus released their fourteenth studio album ''[[Focus 11]]'' to coincide with their 20-date UK tour. The album was available at each venue which was followed by its full release on 25 January 2019, via [[Cherry Red Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/focus-announce-a-new-studio-album-focus-11|title=Focus announce a new studio album, Focus 11|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=9 November 2018|publisher=Louder Sound|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/focus-11-cd/|title=Focus 11: CD|publisher=Cherry Red Records|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref> In November 2020, a box set containing new remasters of the band's albums from 1970 to 1976, with previously unreleased audio and video material, entitled ''50 Years: Anthology 1970–1976'', was released by Red Bullet Productions to commemorate the band's fiftieth anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theafterword.co.uk/focus-50-years-anthology-1970-76/ |title=FOCUS – 50 Years Anthology 1970-76|date=1 October 2020|website=The Afterword|accessdate=5 October 2020}}</ref> This was followed in June 2021 by the release of ''Focus 50'', a set featuring live material recorded in 2017 in [[Rio de Janeiro]] and a disc entitled ''Completely Focused'', containing studio re-recordings of "Focus 1" through "Focus 12".<ref name=LS210406>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/focus-announce-new-box-set-to-celebrate-50th-anniversary|title=Focus announce new box set to celebrate 50th anniversary|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=6 April 2021|publisher=Loudersound|access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> Former bassist Bert Ruiter died on 22 March 2022, aged 75.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/muziek/6191310/bassist-bert-ruiter-75-van-earth-fire-en-focus-overleden.html|title=Bassist Bert Ruiter (75) van Earth & Fire en Focus overleden|website=NU.nl|date=24 March 2022|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> On May 28, 2024, the band released single "Fjord Focus" for Focus 12, which was released on July 5th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C7g8eR3gePJ/?igsh=Zjd0eXV6cnNnYWpo|title=Focus Instagram Post May 28 2024|date=28 May 2024|access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref>
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