Why wouldn't my trackpad click or scroll?

I was browsing Facebook and listening to music on iTunes and all of a sudden my trackpad sort of locked up. I could move it around the screen just fine, but it would not scroll or click on anything. I had to press the power button (I did not hold the button down though, I just pressed it for  a second) and select Shut Off and then turned my MacBook Pro back on and now its working again. Also while it did this my keyboard was still working and I could Command+Q to quit Safari and iTunes.
Also it wasn't just Safari acting up because I couldn't click on anything else on the computer. However music was still playing just fine so the whole computer didn't lock up.
My 13" MacBook Pro is brand new, I just got it Thursday, August 16, 2012. Here are the specs:
Processor  2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory  8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics  Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB
Software  OS X 10.8 (12A269)
I just copied and pasted that from System Information (except I didn't put my serial number lol)
The only things I've installed on it are:
Bootcamp so I could put Windows 7 on it
Key Tweak under Windows 7 so the Command key would stop working as a Windows Key
The Sims 3 + 5 Expansion Packs
255 Songs on iTunes
Thats it. Also I've never downloaded any custom content or mods for The Sims 3 so its most likely not a virus.
Thanks!

Have you tried resetting the System Management Controller? Check this out. It might be worth a try.

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