" "For the Record" includes footage from her appearance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, going into the recording studio, to the video shoots of her singles "Womanizer and "Circus"—songs off her sixth studio album, "Circus"—to rehearsals, and press tours.
Dokumentarni film je MTV premierno predvajal 30. novembra 2008 v Združenih državah Amerike, dva dneva preden je izšel njen šesti glasbeni album, "Circus" in film je služil tudi za promocijo albuma.