  focus is a dutch progressive rock band, founded by classically trained organist/flautist thijs van leer in 1969, most famous for the instrumental "hocus pocus". the band broke up in 1978, but reformed in 2002 and has been recording and touring since. they have received renewed fame as "hocus pocus" was used as the theme for the nike 2010 world cup commercial, write the future, directed by the mexican filmmaker alejandro gonzÃ¡lez iÃ±Ã¡rritu. the song was also featured in the 2014 film robocop. ==history== ===the 1970s=== at the release of their first album focus plays focus (aka in and out of focus) (1970), focus comprised keyboardist and flutist thijs van leer, guitarist jan akkerman,in and out of focus: the music of jan akkerman & focus at google books. bassist martin dresden, and drummer hans cleuver. the album was little noticed outside the netherlands, where a small but avid fan base developed. in the united kingdom the single "house of the king" initially garnered attention as a jethro tull sound-alike. akkerman left the group to form another band with pierre van der linden, a drummer he had previously performed with in johnny and the cellar rockers, the hunters, and brainbox. van leer made the difficult decision of leaving behind his bandmates cleuver and dresden to join akkerman's new group which, after enlisting bassist cyril havermans, retained the name of focus. in 1971, the group released [[fo
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