How do I get my playlist to play in order?

I know this seems like the most basic of basic questions, but I've used iTunes since 2004 and never had this problem before iTunes 11. I've put the songs in the playlist in the order I want, but when I click play, it starts with the most recently added song, not the first song on the list. I do not have shuffle turned on.

I Do not clearly understand but as far as i have understood that if you want your iTunes playlist added to your iPod nano or touch automatically then you have to delete the existing songs in your iPod device and then drag the whole playlist to your device.
And next time when you add a song to the particular playlist in your Mac or pc, it will automatically be copied to your device when you plug in via usb anytime.

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