4th generation shuffle blinks orange constantly when plugged in, why?

When plugged in, my 4th generation shuffle doesn't ever go to green.  It constantly blinks orange.  It's new, is there a problem, or is this just different from the 2nd generation which I had before?

It's orange when it's charging, so nothing to worry about that

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