My nano stops playing every song

... 1 or 2 or 3 minutes in. Have to hit the 'on' button then the 'play' arrow to make it continue. This happens 2-4 times in the course of one song. Can I adjust it in 'settings'? Is my nano just broken or ill?

Hey cmccnano,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
If you have not already done so, does resetting your iPod nano help the issue?
How to reset iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320
If not, you may want to isolate further by restoring the iPod to factory settings. This will help us determine if the issue is hardware related:
Restoring iPod to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
Thanks,
Matt M.

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