Song changes when iPod orientation changes

Hoping someone can help me fix this issue. For some reason when I turn my iPod on its side the song I'm listening to will suddenly change. The display changes to a list of album covers and I need to straighten my iPod and press the Menu button and then Play to start the song again. Is there a way to "lock" a setting so when the iPod's orientation changes it doesn't start playing another song or switch to a display of album covers?
Thanks in advance.

Hello Kyle,
A shot in the dark, but have you checked to make sure you don't have the *Shake to Shuffle* option enabled on the iPod? To check, head to *Settings > Playback*, choose Shake, and then make sure you have it set to Off.
B-rock

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