William Beckett has explained the origin of Santi and how it came to be the album title in the Australian music magazine Blunt in the following story:"Adam and I went to the same high school, and there was this dude named Josh Santiago who we went to school with. I was doing a solo project at the time, and I was listening to different music than most people – stuff like The Get Up Kids, The Promise Ring and Jimmy Eat World – and people there just didn't get me or what I was like. So this one guy in particular, Josh Santiago, gave me a hell of a time, like busted my chops and called me negative names like "fag" and stuff.
William Beckett discussed the origin of Santi and how it became the album title in an article published in Blunt, an Australian music magazine. He explained that Adam and he were classmates at high school where they knew a student named Josh Santiago. At the time, Beckett was working on his solo project and listened to bands like The Get Up Kids, The Promise Ring, and Jimmy Eat World. Some people found him unusual, and Josh Santiago in particular had negative things to say about him.