When updated iTunes, library went from 4GB to 36GB!

The subject is fairly self explanatory.
I have 993 songs in my iTunes Music Library. I had an older version of iTunes (Sorry, not sure which. I don't think I've updated in a while...), and it said my total library size was about 4 GB (fairly accurate for 993 songs? 8GB iPod nanos are advertised as able to hold 2000 songs. 993 is about half, so should be half of 8GB). I just updated to the latest version of iTunes (7.2, I believe?). My library still contains 993 songs, but it now says that my library size is 36 GB! Did the update do something to my files, make them bigger? I only have a 20 GB iPod (should be able to hold this many songs EASILY), when I next add music to my iPod, am I going to run into some problems? Thanks for any help you have!

archivist08,
Get a new SIM card from AT&T, as long as the iPhone hasn't been blocked by AT&T from being reported as stolen. Restore the iPhone without the SIM card in, and then insert the new SIM card and activate.
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

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