My iPhone 3GS died randomly last night and I can not get it to turn on. Suggestions?

    I was listening to music last night and I paused the music on my headphones. I then decided I was going to listen to the rest and pressed play on my headphones and nothing was happening. The battery percentage was 85%. I know my phone sometimes has meltdowns.  I said not big deal (this happens frequently) and I plugged it into charge. Woke up this morning the phone remained in the same state. A black screen. I have tried pressing the On/Off button with the home button.. nothing is working. Is there any way I can get it back to its old state, I have phone numbers on there that haven't been backed up. Is there a way I can turn it on without restarting it? If not should I take it back to Apple or the cell phone provider? I know my contract is up in January.

Try resetting your phone:
Press the Sleep/Wake button & Home button at the same time, keep pressing until you see the Apple logo, then release.
Note: This "can" take upwards of 30 seconds or so of button pushing.

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