Songs play slow

I have a 3G 20gb Ipod. I notice that when songs play, it's slower than normal (or what I hear on the radio). Is there a way to get them to play normal?

Thanks for your reply Jason.
I don't have any third-party plug-ins or audio software that is causing that. I also noticed that it is doing the same on my iMac at work. Even when I have closed all programs that can slow down the performance. I read this on another discussion:
iTunes has a habit of doing this when you encode source files with high sample rates (i.e. 48,000 khz) to a standard sample rate of 44,100 kHz.
But they are not giving a solution to this.
Also, this is on iTunes that I've purchased last week.

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Have you tryed Charging the device for atleast 20min since this problem?
If yes,
Try to Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds.
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If the device appears in iTunes, select and click Restore on the Summary pane.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281
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I was researching the issue you are experiencing, and have come to the conclusion that the songs in question may need to be converted and re imported. This article, iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format outlines how to re import songs that are already in your itunes library, which I believe will resolve the issue.
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