Why won't my ipod charge?

I've got an ipod 4g (64GB) when last night i downloaded a few films from iTunes. The battery died when I forgot to put it on charge. So in the morning i put it on charge but the red battery didn't come up with the electric/lighting flash underneath it. But i thought that it maybe be my charger, so I went out and bought a 12w ipad charger witch was the one they only had for £30.00 (very expensive but a waste) it didn't work! I WAS ANGRY!! I was fuming. So I left it for an hour to because it maybe of needed a good hour to boost. So after an hour i touched It and it was hot! So something is going on, but what is it, is it the wattage or have I blown it because the 12w charger was too powerful. Please help me.

The iPad charger will work fine. I use one myself
- See:      
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
- Try another cable. (not clear you did)
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar      

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