Ipod mini screen is blank, but plays music

Ok, my ipod mini was working fine last night, then i decided to go to bed, i was listening to it in my bed, wasnt sleeping on it or anything, then all of sudden i looked down to change the song and the screen was completely blank, but i can still switch threw my songs,
What do i do?

that happened to me at school. i just dropped it on the carpet from like one foot up in the air, and it was fixed!!

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