Will not turn off. Tried to reset with no luck

I was listening to my iPod on the way home in the car. Skipped a song and then changed my mind and decided to go back to it.
Now it is frozen and will not respond to anything. The back light is on and the battery is still half charged. Can not get it to turn off.
I looked on the site and tried to reset it with no luck.
Have only have it 4 months and am still a novice.
Any help or suggestions would be apprecaited.

I don't mean to be rude or anything but did you check to see if it's on hold? I had the same problem, I nearly worked myself to tears trying to figure out why it wouldn't turn off! hope you fix you're problem.
P.S.-Maybe you should just let the batery run out till it goes dead, hey, then it will be off right?

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