This is their last album to feature drummer Razzle, before he was killed in a car accident on 8 December 1984.
Originally the album was supposed to be called Silver Missiles And Nightingales, but the name was changed at the last minute.
The album's producer, Bob Ezrin had previously worked with big-name artists like Pink Floyd, Kiss and Alice Cooper, which was one of the main reasons Hanoi Rocks' wanted him to produce the album.
Ezrin wanted the album to have a heavier atmosphere and darker guitar playing than the band's previous efforts, still keeping it melodic and punky, and he also worked on the writing of almost every song on the album.
The album also features some of Hanoi Rocks' biggest hits, like "Up Around The Bend", "Underwater World", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Million Miles Away" and "Don't You Ever Leave Me".
The song was later released on The Best of Hanoi Rocks compilation, and appears as a bonus track on this albums reissue.
Two Steps from the Move was Hanoi Rocks' biggest hit when it was released, reaching number 28 on the UK Album Charts and the singles "Up Around The Bend" and "Don't You Ever Leave Me" also rose up the singles charts.
The album also gave Hanoi Rocks their first gold record in Finland, but not until 1986 after the group had already disbanded.
[6][7] While touring to promote the album, Hanoi Rocks rose to fame in Japan even more and had two sold-out concerts in New York City.
Following drummer Razzle's death, the group canceled their concert dates and eventually broke up, while on the verge of an international breakthrough.
The line "Welcome to the Jungle" featured in the song "Underwater World" arguably inspired the long time Hanoi Rocks-admirer Axl Rose to write the eponymous song for Guns N' Roses, due to its similar tone and similar use of fifths (power chords).
It's about this dude, who thinks "why the hell should I sit in school and study, because the system is a piece of shit".
You get off easier, like in school when you cheat on a test by writing the answers on your hand.