The Starting Line is a pop/punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band formed in 1999 with the intention of only becoming a "jam band". The band started to tour under the name of Sunday Drive and sold their homemade merchandise and self recorded demo. In 2002, The Starting Line released their first full length album "Say It Like You Mean It" on Drive-Thru Records. The album became a hit and landed them a spot on The Warped Tour. On March 5, 2008, the band announced that they would be going on a break and they would continue with the band when they felt the time was right.